CVE-2018-14847 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is in the KEV database since Dec. 1, 2021.

The EPSS score is 0.92587.

Exploitation active

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Mikrotik	Routeros

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC
https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit
https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf
https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway
https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847
https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerability
https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/

History

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerability

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2021-12-01'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_0 `{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-08-02T07:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:46:13.573Z

Reserved: 2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-14847

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:38:13.936Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-08-02T07:29:00.280

Modified: 2025-04-28T20:48:40.313

Link: CVE-2018-14847

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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