Vulnerability Note VU#975041

GoAhead Web Server discloses source code of ASP files via crafted URL

Overview

An input validation vulnerability in the GoAhead Web Server allows attackers to view sensitive information. This issue is also referenced in VU#124059.

I. Description

The GoAhead Web Server inadequately filters user-supplied input. Specifically, the server does not properly filter malformed requests for .asp files. For more detailed information, please see ProCheckUp Security Bulletin PR02-13 [archive.org].

II. Impact

A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.

III. Solution

Release notes for GoAhead WebServer 2.1.8 indicate that this vulnerability has been addressed.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Updated
GoAhead Software	Unknown		2002-12-17

References

http://www.procheckup.com/security_info/vuln_pr0213.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20030110134751/http://www.procheckup.com/security_info/vuln_pr0213.html
http://data.goahead.com/Software/Webserver/2.1.8/release.htm#bug-with-urls-like-asp
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/goahead-adv3.txt

Credit

Thanks to Steve Knight for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Ian A Finlay.

Other Information

Date Public	12/17/2002
Date First Published	12/17/2002 09:36:02 AM
Date Last Updated	01/11/2010
CERT Advisory
CVE Name	CVE-2002-1603
Metric	1.91
Document Revision	11

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