CVE-2017-6805

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Published Mar 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 7.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server in MobaXterm Personal Edition 9.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a GET command.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:9.4:*:*:*:personal:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.8% (7.796% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/MOBAXTERM-TFTP-PATH-TRAVERSAL-REMOTE-FILE-ACCESS.txt
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141582/MobaXterm-Personal-Edition-9.4-Path-Traversal.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/34
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96886
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41592/

History

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Subscriptions

Mobatek Mobaxterm

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 20, 2017, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:41 PM
Reserved: Mar 10, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 20, 2017, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM

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