#VU23863 Input validation error in Metasploit - CVE-2019-5645
Published: January 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23863
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Metasploit
Metasploit
Software vendor:
Rapid7
Rapid7
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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.