Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-5645

Public exploit exists!
By sending a specially crafted HTTP GET request to a listening Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP handler, an attacker can register an arbitrary regular expression. When evaluated, this malicious handler can either prevent new HTTP handler sessions from being established, or cause a resource exhaustion on the Metasploit server.
Published 2020-09-01 15:15:12
Updated 2020-09-08 17:31:49
Source Rapid7, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-5645

EPSS FAQ
96.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2019-5645

  • Metasploit HTTP(S) handler DoS
    Disclosure Date: 2019-09-04
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    auxiliary/dos/http/metasploit_httphandler_dos
    This module exploits the Metasploit HTTP(S) handler by sending a specially crafted HTTP request that gets added as a resource handler. Resources (which come from the external connections) are evaluated as RegEx in the handler server. Specially crafted input can trigg

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-5645

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 cve@rapid7.con
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2019-5645

  • The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
    Assigned by:
    • cve@rapid7.con (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2019-5645

Products affected by CVE-2019-5645

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