CVE-2018-14847

Published: Aug 2, 2018Updated: Nov 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22

9.1CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

MikroTik

commercial·LVaka winbox, routeros

RouterOSOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / router-switch

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV:Dec 1, 2021

Remediation due:Jun 1, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

7 exploit sources identified

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Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14847#vulnCurrentDescriptionTitle

nvd.nist.gov

https://xakep.ru/2018/09/05/mikrotik-still-under-attack/

xakep.ru

https://habr.com/company/kaspersky/blog/425701/

habr.com

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