MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2011-4273

Goahead Webserver vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
4.8%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GoAhead Webserver 2.18 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the group parameter to goform/AddGroup, related to addgroup.asp; (2) the url parameter to goform/AddAccessLimit, related to addlimit.asp; or the (3) user (aka User ID) or (4) group parameter to goform/AddUser, related to adduser.asp.
Affected vendor
Goahead
Affected product
Goahead Webserver
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2011-11-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2011-4273

  • Confirm whether Goahead Goahead Webserver is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2011-4273.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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