CVE-2019-5645
mediumpriority · attend · 57EPSS 0.492 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- auxiliary/dos/http/metasploit_httphandler_dosMetasploit HTTP(S) handler DoSfunctional · metasploit
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5645cnnvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/commit/5621d200ccf62e4a8f0dad80c1c74f4e0e52d86bnvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11966nvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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