PT-2015-4357 · Embedthis · Goahead

Published 2015-03-31 · Updated 2018-10-09 · CVE-2014-9707

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions EmbedThis GoAhead versions 3.0.0 through 3.4.1

Description The issue 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. This is due to the improper handling of path segments starting with a . (dot).

Recommendations For EmbedThis GoAhead versions 3.0.0 through 3.4.1, update to a version that properly handles path segments to prevent directory traversal attacks and other potential issues. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-9707

Affected Products

Goahead

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/goahead_traversal.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131156/GoAhead-3.4.1-Heap-Overflow-Traversal.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/157 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9707 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/535027/100/0/threaded · Note
• ❌ https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/106 · Note, Deleted
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032208 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9707 · Note
• ❌ https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/commit/eed4a7d177bf94a54c7b06ccce88507fbd76fb77 · Note, Deleted