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.
References
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https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2020-09-01 08:15
Updated : 2020-09-08 10:31
NVD link : CVE-2019-5645
Mitre link : CVE-2019-5645
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Products Affected
rapid7
- metasploit