CVE-2001-0228 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in GoAhead web server 2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. attack in an HTTP GET request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.56% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-05-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| goahead software | goahead webserver |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GoAhead Web Server 2.0/2.1 - Directory Traversal | 2001-02-02 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0022.html
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539
- http://osvdb.org/81099
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0022.html
- http://freecode.com/projects/embedthis-goahead-webserver/releases/343539
- http://osvdb.org/81099
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