CVE-2017-6805 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the TFTP server component of MobaXterm Personal Edition 9.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by including ".." (dot dot) sequences in a GET command. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction, but its impact is limited to confidentiality. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), public exploit code is available via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mobatek:mobaxterm:9.4:*:*:*:personal:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.