Description
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute script as other web users via script in a URL that generates a "404 not found" message, which does not quote the script.
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 - Error Page Cross-Site Scripting EDB-21608 · 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
- 5198 vdb-entry
- 81099 vdb-entry
- 20020710 [VulnWatch] wp-02-0001: GoAhead Web Server Directory Traversal + Cross Site Scripting mailing-list
- goahead-error-msg-xss(9518) vdb-entry
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539
- 20020710 wp-02-0001: GoAhead Web Server Directory Traversal + Cross Site Scripting mailing-list