Goahead Webserver up to 2.1.7 Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Goahead Webserver up to 2.1.7. The affected element is an unknown function. Such manipulation with the input <url>/ leads to information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-1603. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Goahead Webserver up to 2.1.7 (Web Server). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with the input value <url>/ leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

GoAhead Web Server 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code of ASP files via a URL terminated with a /, \, %2f (encoded /), %20 (encoded space), or %00 (encoded null) character, which returns the ASP source code unparsed.

The weakness was released 12/17/2002 by Luigi Auriemma and Richard Brain as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-1603 since 03/25/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

After 2 years, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10885), Exploit-DB (23446), SecurityFocus (BID 9239†), OSVDB (13295†) and Secunia (SA7741†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Source
Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 2000099
OpenVAS Name: GoAhead WebServer Script Source Code Disclosure
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/13/2002 🔍
12/17/2002 +307 days 🔍
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05/31/2025 +3977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma, Richard Brain
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-1603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17936
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X-Force: 10885
SecurityFocus: 9239 - GoAhead Webserver ASP Script File Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 7741 - GoAhead WebServer Script Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 13295 - GoAhead WebServer Crafted File Request Script Source Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1005820
Vulnerability Center: 3706 - GoAhead Web Server <=2.12 Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 13:37
Updated: 05/31/2025 10:43
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:37 (73), 05/19/2019 16:58 (8), 11/18/2024 00:37 (17), 05/31/2025 10:43 (3)
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