CVE-2019-5645 HIGH

CVE-2019-5645: Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP Handler Denial of Service

Vendor Rapid7
Product Metasploit Framework
Weakness CWE-400
Published September 1, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 1, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated