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CVE-2002-1603

34
FAUCET Score

CVE-2002-1603 is a critical information disclosure vulnerability affecting GoAhead Web Server versions 2.1.7 and earlier. Attackers can obtain the source code of ASP files by appending specific characters (e.g., /, \, %2f, %20, %00) to the URL, causing the server to return the unparsed ASP code. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack that can be executed remotely without authentication, leading to a compromise of confidentiality. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry confirms the availability of exploit code, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-23446 · Dec 17, 2002
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1367 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

aluigi.altervista.org / adv/goahead-adv3.txt
ExploitVendor Advisory
data.goahead.com / Software/Webserver/2.1.8/release.htm
rockwellautomation.custhelp.com / cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php
secunia.com / advisories/7741
securitytracker.com / id
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/10885
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/124059
US Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/975041
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/RGII-7MWKZ3
osvdb.org / 13295
procheckup.com / PDFs/ProCheckUp_Vulns_2002.pdf
procheckup.com / security_info/vuln_pr0213.html
securityfocus.com / bid/9239
Exploit