CVE-2019-25463

MEDIUM

SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-25463. PoCs published by Emilio Revelo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script generates a malformed registration key file (SpotIE.txt) containing 256 'E' characters, which triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) when pasted into the 'Key' field of SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 during registration.

Description

SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration key input field that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string. Attackers can paste a 256-character payload into the Key field during registration to trigger a buffer overflow and crash the application.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Emilio Revelo · perldoswatchos
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47404

This Perl script generates a malformed registration key file (SpotIE.txt) containing 256 'E' characters, which triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) when pasted into the 'Key' field of SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 during registration.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Perl installed · SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5 installed on target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 12, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47404

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 5.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
Nsauditor/SpotIE Internet Explorer Password Recovery 2.9.5
Published Mar 11, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 12, 2026