RCE in Embedthis Goahead
CVE-2019-16645
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0. Certain pages (such as goform/login and config/log_off_page.htm) create links containing a hostname obtained from an arbitrary HTTP Host header sent by an attacker. This could potentially…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.082 (94.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Embedthis Goahead — versions 2.5.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16645?
- CVE-2019-16645 is a high-severity vulnerability in Embedthis Goahead, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2019-09-20.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16645?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16645 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.