CVE-2002-2427

Published: Feb 6, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Goahead: Goahead Webserver

Goahead

1 product

Goahead Webserver

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Goahead Goahead Webserver	Up to 2.1
Goahead Goahead Webserver	Version 2.0

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (4)

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124059

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/124059

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

US Government Resource

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