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CVE-2019-16278

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...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
September 13, 2019
Published Date
October 14, 2019
Last Updated
November 07, 2024
Vendor
nostromo
Product
nhttpd
Description
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.
Tags
cisa nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-04-30 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2022-03-24 12:06:55 UTC) Source

References

http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt https://sp0re.sh https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2024-11-07 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/nostromo_code_exec.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:22 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-16278.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

nostromo_code_exec

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2019-16278

alexander-fernandes/CVE-2019-16278

Type: github • Created: 2022-03-24 12:06:55 UTC • Stars: 0

A quick python exploit for the Nostromo 1.9.6 remote code execution vulnerability. Only takes in host and port of web server as required arguments.

n3rdh4x0r/CVE-2019-16278

Type: github • Created: 2021-07-19 00:45:07 UTC • Stars: 0

NHPT/CVE-2019-16278

Type: github • Created: 2020-01-01 13:28:40 UTC • Stars: 0

CVE-2019-16278：Nostromo Web服务器的RCE漏洞

aN0mad/CVE-2019-16278-Nostromo_1.9.6-RCE

Type: github • Created: 2019-11-26 14:15:44 UTC • Stars: 6

Python script to exploit RCE in Nostromo nhttpd <= 1.9.6.

AnubisSec/CVE-2019-16278

Type: github • Created: 2019-11-22 18:35:14 UTC • Stars: 8

A quick python exploit for the Nostromo 1.9.6 remote code execution vulnerability. Simply takes a host and port that the web server is running on.

ianxtianxt/CVE-2019-16278

Type: github • Created: 2019-10-15 12:47:59 UTC • Stars: 2

CVE-2019-16278Nostromo httpd命令执行

imjdl/CVE-2019-16278-PoC

Type: github • Created: 2019-10-15 09:22:36 UTC • Stars: 8

CVE-2019-16728 Proof of Concept

jas502n/CVE-2019-16278

Type: github • Created: 2019-10-15 03:40:13 UTC • Stars: 69

Directory transversal to remote code execution

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit