CVE-2023-53155

HIGH

EmbedThis GoAhead 2.5 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-53155. PoCs published by Syed Affan Ahmed (ZEROXINN).

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates an HTML injection vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.5 via the 'goform/formTest' endpoint. It allows arbitrary HTML injection through the 'name' and 'address' parameters, which can lead to potential XSS attacks.

Description

goform/formTest in EmbedThis GoAhead 2.5 allows HTML injection via the name parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Syed Affan Ahmed (ZEROXINN) · textwebappsmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51762

The exploit demonstrates an HTML injection vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.5 via the 'goform/formTest' endpoint. It allows arbitrary HTML injection through the 'name' and 'address' parameters, which can lead to potential XSS attacks.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GoAhead Web Server 2.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the vulnerable web server
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51762

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 45.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
EmbedThis/GoAhead 2.5
Published Jul 25, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026