THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-5674
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2017-5674

Goahead vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
21.6%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and multiple white-label IP camera models allows an attacker to craft a malformed HTTP ("GET system.ini HTTP/1.1\n\n" - note the lack of "/" in the path field of the request) request that will disclose the configuration file with the login password.
Affected vendor
Embedthis
Affected product
Goahead
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2017-03-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 21.6% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-5674

  • Confirm whether Embedthis Goahead is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-5674.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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