CVE-2002-0680 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1, allowing remote attackers to read arbitrary files by using an encoded slash (%5C) within a dot-dot sequence in a URL. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for unauthorized information disclosure. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal. It is important to note this CVE is likely a duplicate of CVE-2001-0228.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.