CVE-2002-2427
GoAhead
- Published
- 6 February 2009
- Last modified
- 16 June 2026
- CVSS
- 5.0 v2.0
- Severity
- medium
- EPSS
- 1.3% (69th pct)
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- NVD status
- Modified
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Description
The security handler in GoAhead WebServer before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain access to protected web content via "an extra slash in a URL," a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1603.
Exploitation
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue as of 2026.09.04. The catalogue records confirmed public exploitation. Absence from it does not establish that exploitation has not occurred. EPSS models a 1.3% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Type | Versions named |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goahead Webserver | GoAhead | unknown | 2.0, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2 +5 |
References
Vendor advisory and patch
- http://data.goahead.com/Software/Webserver/2.1.8/release.htm#security-features-can-be-bypassed-by-adding-an-extra-slash-in-the-url-bug01518
- http://data.goahead.com/Software/Webserver/2.1.8/release.htm#security-features-can-be-bypassed-by-adding-an-extra-slash-in-the-url-bug01518
Record assembled from NVD, CISA KEV 2026.09.04 and FIRST EPSS 2026-09-04. Affected products are those NVD's CPE configuration names that fall inside this site's scope; a CVE may affect products outside it.