What is CVE-2019-5096?

CVE-2019-5096 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Embedthis, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-5096?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-5096 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Embedthis

CVE-2019-5096

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests within the base GoAhead web server application in versions v5.0.1, v.4.1.1 and v3.6.5. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to a use…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.796 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a Embedthis — versions EmbedThis GoAhead Web Server v5.0.1 EmbedThis GoAhead Web Server v4.1.1 EmbedThis GoAhead Web Server v3.6.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0888 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5096?: CVE-2019-5096 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Embedthis, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-5096?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5096 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.