CVE-2002-2427

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.

Published: 2009-02-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-2427 is rated Low Risk (38.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-2427

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 2025-10-22 0.24% 0.30% +0.06%
2 2025-08-23 0.40% 0.24% -0.16%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.40% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-2427

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-2002-2427

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-2427

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
goahead goahead_webserver <= 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
goahead goahead_webserver 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:goahead:goahead_webserver:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-2427

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