CVE-2002-1603

Exp

GoAhead Web Server 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code of ASP files via a URL terminated with a /, \, %2f (encoded /), %20 (encoded space), or %00 (encoded null) character, which returns the ASP source code unparsed.

Published: 2002-02-13 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1603 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.75%, 97th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.64% 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-2002-1603

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
23446 exploit_db edb 2002-12-17 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1603

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 2025-08-23 31.10% 35.75% +4.64%
2 2025-03-17 24.01% 31.10% +7.09%
3 2024-12-17 — 24.01% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1603

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-2002-1603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1603

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead_software goahead_webserver 2.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:goahead_software:goahead_webserver:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1603

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