HIGH

CVE-2019-16645

CVSS v3

8.6

HIGH

EPSS Score

16.7%

exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

SSVC status

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.

Technical details

Published
9/20/2019
Exploit-DB
EDB-47439

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16645?

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.

Is CVE-2019-16645 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-16645 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 16.7%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-16645?

CVE-2019-16645 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6 (HIGH severity).

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