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CVE-2002-0681

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-0681 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1, where a remote attacker can execute arbitrary script in a user's browser. This occurs when a crafted URL, containing script, triggers a 404 error page that fails to properly sanitize the input. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with network-based attacks requiring low complexity and potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules are reported, an exploit is available on ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21608 · Jul 10, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0834 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0013.html
Vendor Advisory
freecode.com / projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539
marc.info
osvdb.org / 81099
iss.net / security_center/static/9518.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/5198
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory