Goahead
CVE-2019-5097
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Loop termination conditions
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests in the base GoAhead web server application in versions v5.0.1, v.4.1.1 and v3.6.5. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-835. A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests in the base GoAhead web server application in versions v5.0.1, v.4.1.1 and v3.6.5. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to an infinite loop in the process. The request can be unauthenticated in the form of GET or POST requests and does not require the requested resource to exist on the server. Affected products include: Embedthis Goahead.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests in the base GoAhead web server application in versions v5.0.1, v.4.1.1 and v3.6.5. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to an infinite loop in the process. The request can be unauthenticated in the form of GET or POST requests and does not require the requested resource to exist on the server.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked. R
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . Rated high severity (CVSS
A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests within the base Go
A command-injection vulnerability exists in a web application on a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstar
The HTTP Digest Authentication in the GoAhead web server before 5.1.2 does not completely protect against replay attacks
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is remotely explo
GoAhead 3.4.0 through 3.6.5 has a NULL Pointer Dereference in the websDecodeUrl function in http.c, leading to a crash f
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead before 4.0.1 and Appweb before 7.0.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this
An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead before 4.0.1 and Appweb before 7.0.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this
An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is r
Embedthis GoAhead before 5.0.1 mishandles redirected HTTP requests with a large Host header. Rated medium severity (CVSS
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