HIGH
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0
Published Sep 20, 2019
8.6
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 8.18%
Description
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0. Certain pages (such as goform/login and config/log_off_page.htm) create links containing a hostname obtained from an arbitrary HTTP Host header sent by an attacker. This could potentially be used in a phishing attack.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.6 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.18% 0.08183
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08183
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (29 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.18% (0.08183) | 94.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.18% (0.08183) | 94.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 12, 2026 | 8.90% (0.08900) | 92.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 10, 2026 | 12.04% (0.12045) | 93.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 5, 2025 | 16.68% (0.16676) | 94.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 15.52% (0.15521) | 94.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 7.87% (0.07866) | 91.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.52% (0.15521) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.30% (0.20305) | 92.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 15.52% (0.15521) | 94.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 12.04% (0.12045) | 93.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 16.63% (0.16630) | 94.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.04% (0.12045) | 93.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.18% (0.01175) | 85.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 1.01% (0.01012) | 83.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 17, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00844) | 82.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 81.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00790) | 79.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 77.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 78.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2023 | 0.65% (0.00646) | 76.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00619) | 75.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.94% (0.12940) | 90.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 80.38th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154652/GoAhead-2.5.0-Host-Header-Injection.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/Ramikan/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/GoAhead%20Web%20server%20HTTP%20Header%20Injection x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154652/GoAhead-2.5.0-Host-Header-Injection.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://github.com/Ramikan/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/GoAhead%20Web%20server%20HTTP%20Header%20Injection | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 20, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 20, 2019
Link CVE-2019-16645
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a