CVE-2001-0228

Exp

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.

Published: 2001-05-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0228 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.56%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0228

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20607 exploit_db edb 2001-02-02 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0228

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.25% 3.56% -1.68%
2 2026-04-18 3.78% 5.25% +1.47%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.78% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0228

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
goahead_software goahead_webserver v.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:v.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver v.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:v.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0228

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