CVE-2019-5645
Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP Handler Denial of Service
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Sep 1, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 7, 2019
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | rapid7 |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Metasploit FrameworkRapid7 |
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References
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