CVE-2019-5096

CRITICAL

GoAhead <v5.0.1,v4.1.1,v3.6.5 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-5096. PoCs published by ianxtianxt.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server (CVE-2019-5096) by sending a malformed multipart/form-data POST request with duplicate upload headers, triggering a double-free condition that results in a denial-of-service (DoS).

Description

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests within the base GoAhead web server application in versions v5.0.1, v.4.1.1 and v3.6.5. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to a use-after-free condition during the processing of this request that can be used to corrupt heap structures that could lead to full code execution. The request can be unauthenticated in the form of GET or POST requests, and does not require the requested resource to exist on the server.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by ianxtianxt · poc
https://github.com/ianxtianxt/CVE-2019-5096-GoAhead-Web-Server-Dos-Exploit

This PoC exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server (CVE-2019-5096) by sending a malformed multipart/form-data POST request with duplicate upload headers, triggering a double-free condition that results in a denial-of-service (DoS).

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoAhead Web Server (versions prior to the patch)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target GoAhead Web Server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0888

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.7085
EPSS Percentile 99.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (3)
embedthis/goahead 3.6.5
embedthis/goahead 4.1.1
embedthis/goahead 5.0.1
Published Dec 03, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026