High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 30, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-5624
CVE-2019-5624
Description
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework suffers from an instance of CWE-22, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in the Zip import function of Metasploit. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in Metasploit at the privilege level of the user running Metasploit. This issue affects: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework version 4.14.0 and prior versions.
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Affected products
2<=4.14.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=4.14.0
- (no CPE)range: 4.14.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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