Input validation error in Metasploit - CVE-2019-5645
Published: January 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23863
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5645
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Rapid7
Affected software:
Metasploit
Metasploit
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the HTTP(S) handler. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trigger Gentle, Soft and Hard denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5645
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.