CVE-2002-0681

Exp

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in GoAhead Web Server 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute script as other web users via script in a URL that generates a "404 not found" message, which does not quote the script.

Published: 2002-07-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-0681 is rated High Exploit Risk (79/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.34%, 94th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2002-0681

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21608 exploit_db edb 2002-07-10 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-0681

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 7.31% 8.34% +1.03%
2 2025-06-01 5.69% 7.31% +1.62%
3 2025-03-30 — 5.69% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-0681

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-0681

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-0681

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-0681

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