CVE-2019-5096 is a critical code execution vulnerability affecting GoAhead web server versions v5.0.1, v4.1.1, and v3.6.5. This flaw, a use-after-free condition (CWE-416), can be triggered by a specially crafted, unauthenticated multi-part/form-data HTTP request. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it allows for full code execution with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating high awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.6.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.