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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- GoAhead Web Server 2.1.x - URL Encoded Slash Directory Traversal EDB-21607 · remote · Jul 10, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 81099 vdb-entry
- 20020710 [VulnWatch] wp-02-0001: GoAhead Web Server Directory Traversal + Cross Site Scripting mailing-list
- 20020719 Re: [VulnWatch] wp-02-0001: GoAhead Web Server Directory Traversal + Cross Site Scripting mailing-list
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539
- 20020710 wp-02-0001: GoAhead Web Server Directory Traversal + Cross Site Scripting mailing-list