VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-16645
Certain pages (such as goform/login and config/log_off_page.htm) create links containing a hostname obtained from an arbitrary HTTP Host header sent by an attacker.
HIGH 8.6EPSS 8.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0. Certain pages (such as goform/login and config/log_off_page.htm) create links containing a hostname obtained from an arbitrary HTTP Host header sent by an attacker. This could potentially be used in a phishing attack.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 8.18% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- embedthis/goahead
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154652/GoAhead-2.5.0-Host-Header-Injection.html
- https://github.com/Ramikan/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/GoAhead%20Web%20server%20HTTP%20Header%20InjectionExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154652/GoAhead-2.5.0-Host-Header-Injection.html
- https://github.com/Ramikan/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/GoAhead%20Web%20server%20HTTP%20Header%20InjectionExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.