CVE-2019-16278

critical-risk
Published 2019-10-14

Directory Traversal in the function http_verify in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via a crafted HTTP request.

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94.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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2 public exploits available
47573, 47837
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Nazgul

References (11)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-R...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution...
Release Notes http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt
Broken Link https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits
Broken Link https://sp0re.sh
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-R...
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution...
Release Notes http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt
Broken Link https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits
Broken Link https://sp0re.sh
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-...
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critical-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 34/34 · Critical
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal