MODULE

ThinManager Path Traversal (CVE-2023-2917) Arbitrary File Upload

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ThinManager Path Traversal (CVE-2023-2917) Arbitrary File Upload

Disclosed
08/17/2023
Created
06/05/2025

Description

This module exploits a path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2023-2917) in ThinManager <= v13.1.0 to upload arbitrary files to the target system. The affected service listens by default on TCP port 2031 and runs in the context of NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM.

Author(s)

  • Michael Heinzl
  • Tenable

Development

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':

msf > use auxiliary/admin/networking/thinmanager_traversal_upload2
msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_upload2) > show actions
    ...actions...
msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_upload2) > set ACTION < action-name >
msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_upload2) > show options
    ...show and set options...
msf auxiliary(thinmanager_traversal_upload2) > run

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