Directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL with an encoded / (%5C) in a .
Published Jul 12, 2002
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.49%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a URL with an encoded / (%5C) in a .. (dot dot) sequence. NOTE: it is highly likely that this candidate will be REJECTED because it has been reported to be a duplicate of CVE-2001-0228.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.1.3
- 2.1.4
- 2.1.5
- 2.1
Configuration 2
- 1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03491) | 88.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03491) | 87.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.24% (0.05241) | 89.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.99% (0.06993) | 85.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.03% (0.05032) | 89.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 86.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 1.38% (0.01383) | 86.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 1.95% (0.01950) | 86.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.03% (0.02029) | 87.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0013.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102631742711795&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102709382714597&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://osvdb.org/81099 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0013.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory | |
| http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102631742711795&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102709382714597&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://osvdb.org/81099 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
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