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CVE-2014-9707· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a .

EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Mar 31, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
28.2% · 98th percentile
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Action score

38

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
8 / 30 · 28.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
embedthisgoahead

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • embedthis goahead3.0.0
  • embedthis goahead3.3.1
  • embedthis goahead3.3.2
  • embedthis goahead3.3.3
  • embedthis goahead3.3.4
  • embedthis goahead3.3.5
  • embedthis goahead3.3.6
  • embedthis goahead3.4.0

Same product

embedthis: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-17562Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked.KEV
    91Now
  • CVE-2019-5096An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests within the base GoAhead web server app
    59Plan
  • CVE-2021-42342An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5.
    57Plan
  • CVE-2017-5674A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker
    45Plan
  • CVE-2019-5097A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the processing of multi-part/form-data requests in the base GoAhead web server application in ve
    44Plan
  • CVE-2017-1000471EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver version 4.0.0 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in the CGI handler resulting in memory corruption or d
    42Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/goahead_traversalEmbedthis GoAhead Embedded Web Server Directory Traversalauxiliary—

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-17 · DEPRECATED: Code

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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