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CVE-2019-5645

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Published: Sep 1, 2020Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Rapid7: Metasploit
1 product
Metasploit
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 5.0.27

References (2)

Source: cve@rapid7.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory

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