CVE-2002-0680

GoAhead Web Server 2.1 - Directory Traversal via Encoded Dot-Dot Sequence

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-0680. PoCs published by Matt Moore.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes a directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead WebServer 2.1 and Orange Web Server 2.1, where URL-encoded substitutions for '/' or '..\' sequences can bypass restrictions to access arbitrary files. No functional exploit code is provided.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Matt Moore · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21607

The writeup describes a directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead WebServer 2.1 and Orange Web Server 2.1, where URL-encoded substitutions for '/' or '..\' sequences can bypass restrictions to access arbitrary files. No functional exploit code is provided.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoAhead WebServer 2.1, Orange Web Server 2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable web server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/81099
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vulnwatch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0013.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102709382714597&w=2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102631742711795&w=2

Scores

EPSS 0.0349
EPSS Percentile 87.6%

Details

Status published
Products (7)
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1.1
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1.2
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1.3
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1.4
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1.5
montavista_software/hard_hat_linux 1.0
orange_software/orange_web_server 2.1
Published Jul 23, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026