RCE in Kill-Port Project

CVE-2019-5414

If an attacker can control the port, which in itself is a very sensitive value, they can inject arbitrary OS commands due to the usage of the exec function in a third-party module kill-port < 1.3.2.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5414?
CVE-2019-5414 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kill-Port Project, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-5414?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5414 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.