What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-6120?

CVE-2019-6120 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.7%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-6120?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-6120. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.7%.

Miner CVE-2019-6120

HIGH

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2019-11-06 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Miner

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 06, 2019 - 18:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in NiceHash Miner before 2.0.3.0. A missing rate limit while adding a wallet via Email address allows remote attackers to submit a large number of email addresses to identify valid ones. By exploiting this vulnerability with CVE-2019-6122 (Username Enumeration) an adversary can enumerate a large number of valid users' Email addresses.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in NiceHash Miner before 2.0.3.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. An issue was discovered in NiceHash Miner before 2.0.3.0. A missing rate limit while adding a wallet via Email address allows remote attackers to submit a large number of email addresses to identify valid ones. By exploiting this vulnerability with CVE-2019-6122 (Username Enumeration) an adversary can enumerate a large number of valid users' Email addresses. Affected products include: Nicehash Miner. Version information: before 2.0.3.0..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.