CVE-2018-14847
MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerabili - [Actively Exploited]
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 2, 2018, 7:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 14, 2025, 8:06 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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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.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14847
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-14847 has a 66 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-14847.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
This is a proof of concept of the critical WinBox vulnerability (CVE-2018-14847) which allows for arbitrary file read of plain text passwords. The vulnerability has long since been fixed, so this project has ended and will not be supported or updated anymore. You can fork it and update it yourself instead.
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Blok Mēris botnet Security Mikrotik
Tool to exploit vulnerabilities in Mikrotik routers.
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A PoC exploit for CVE-2018-14847 - MikroTik WinBox File Read
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-14847 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-14847 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory MITRE: https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Types: Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory CVE: https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Types: Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Feb. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-22 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC Added Reference https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit Added Reference https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Added Reference https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway Added Reference https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847 Added Reference https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf No Types Assigned https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway No Types Assigned https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE CWE-287 Added CWE CWE-22 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Winbox for MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read arbitrary files by modifying a request to change one byte related to a Session ID. 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. Added Reference https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC No Types Assigned https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/ No Types Assigned https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit No Types Assigned https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-287 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.42
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14847 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14847
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
89.41 }} -0.18%
score
0.99527
percentile