CVE-2002-1603

GoAhead Web Server <2.1.7 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1603. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a path traversal vulnerability in GoAhead webserver that allows source code disclosure of ASP files by appending specific characters to HTTP requests. No actual exploit code is provided, only examples of malicious URLs.

Description

GoAhead Web Server 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code of ASP files via a URL terminated with a /, \, %2f (encoded /), %20 (encoded space), or %00 (encoded null) character, which returns the ASP source code unparsed.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Luigi Auriemma · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23446

The exploit describes a path traversal vulnerability in GoAhead webserver that allows source code disclosure of ASP files by appending specific characters to HTTP requests. No actual exploit code is provided, only examples of malicious URLs.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoAhead Webserver 2.1.7 and earlier
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target webserver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10885
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/975041
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/7741
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124059
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/RGII-7MWKZ3
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9239
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/goahead-adv3.txt
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1005820
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/13295

Scores

EPSS 0.1367
EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published
Products (9)
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.0
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1
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
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1.6
goahead_software/goahead_webserver 2.1.7
Published Feb 13, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026