6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-15055
MikroTik RouterOS Local File Deletion Vulnerability with Elevated Privileges
Description

MikroTik RouterOS through 6.44.5 and 6.45.x through 6.45.3 improperly handles the disk name, which allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to reset credential storage, which allows them access to the management interface as an administrator without authentication.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 6, 2020, 12:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-15055 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mikrotik routeros
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-2019-15055.

URL Resource
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-19-108 Third Party Advisory
https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=151603
https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2019_15055 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/rooting-routeros-with-a-usb-drive-16d7b8665f90 Press/Media Coverage Third Party Advisory
https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/testing-release-tree Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-15055 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-15055 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=151603 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-22
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-19-108 No Types Assigned https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-19-108 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2019_15055 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2019_15055 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/rooting-routeros-with-a-usb-drive-16d7b8665f90 No Types Assigned https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/rooting-routeros-with-a-usb-drive-16d7b8665f90 Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/testing-release-tree No Types Assigned https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/testing-release-tree Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.44.5 *cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.45 up to (including) 6.45.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2019_15055 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/rooting-routeros-with-a-usb-drive-16d7b8665f90 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-15055 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.04%

score

0.55672

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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