high7.5
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Metasploit | through 5.0.27 |