Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-5624 · published 30 April 2019
CVE-2019-5624: Rapid7 metasploit path traversal vulnerability
Rapid7 · Metasploit
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.
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.html | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716 | ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory |
| https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/#20190416 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
| https://blog.doyensec.com/2019/04/24/rubyzip-bug.html | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11716 | ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory |
| https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2019/04/#20190416 | Release NotesVendor Advisory |
Track CVE-2019-5624 inside VULONE
Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.
Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-5624), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.