HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2019-11287
HIGH

CVE-2019-11287

CWE-400Published: November 23, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions 3.7.x prior to 3.7.21 and 3.8.x prior to 3.8.1, and RabbitMQ for Pivotal Platform, 1.16.x versions prior to 1.16.7 and 1.17.x versions prior to 1.17.4, contain a web management plugin that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. The "X-Reason" HTTP Header can be leveraged to insert a malicious Erlang format string that will expand and consume the heap, resulting in the server crashing.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2019-11287 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

broadcom1 product(s)
rabbitmq server
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
pivotal_software1 product(s)
rabbitmq
Red Hat1 product(s)
openstack
Source: NVD CPE · 6 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html
ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20Plugin
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.html
ADVISORYhttps://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287

All References (12)

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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20PluginExploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEQ6O7PMNJKYFMQYHAB55L423GYK63SO/
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYTGR3D5FW2O25RXZOTIZMOD2HAUVBE4/
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https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287Vendor Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0078Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2019-11287-DoS%20via%20Heap%20Overflow-RabbitMQ%20Web%20Management%20PluginExploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00011.htmlThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEQ6O7PMNJKYFMQYHAB55L423GYK63SO/
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PYTGR3D5FW2O25RXZOTIZMOD2HAUVBE4/
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https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2019-11287Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2019-11287
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-400
CISA KEVNo
Affected5 vendor(s)
PublishedNov 23, 2019

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2019-11287 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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