Resource exhaustion in Rapid7 Metasploit
CVE-2019-5645
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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.417 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.417 · newest: 0.417 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rapid7 Metasploit
- Rapid7 Metasploit Framework — versions 5.0.27
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5645?
- CVE-2019-5645 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Metasploit, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5645?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-5645 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.