Goahead vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product1 known exploited49 versions
The short answer

Goahead is made by Embedthis. We track 17 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 49 versions. 1 of them is on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 10 December 2021. Embedthis lists newer releases under their own names, such as Goahead Web Server, so check those pages too.

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The most recent Goahead flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-17562, on 10 December 2021. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Other names

Is Goahead listed under other names? Yes.

Embedthis also lists Goahead under more specific names, such as Goahead Web Server. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. If you run one of these, open its page for its own exploited flaws.

Versions

Which versions of Goahead do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 3.6.5" means every version up to, but not including, 3.6.5. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2017-17562Exploited list, 10 Dec 2021

    Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    before 3.6.5
Known exploited

Which Goahead vulnerabilities are being exploited?

1 flaw is on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 8.1
    CVE-2017-17562HighKnown exploited
    Embedthis GoAhead Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked.

    Chance of use96%Known exploited since10 Dec 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Goahead flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 96%
    CVE-2017-17562HighKnown exploited

    Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI program is dynamically linked.

    CVSS8.1Published12 Dec 2017
  2. 59%

    An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5.

    CVSS9.8Published14 Oct 2021
  3. 28%

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

    CVSS7.5Published31 Mar 2015
  4. 22%

    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...

    CVSS9.8Published13 Mar 2017
  5. 8.8%

    In http.c in Embedthis GoAhead before 4.1.1 and 5.x before 5.0.1, a header parsing vulnerability causes a memory assertion, out-of-bounds memory reference, and potential DoS, as demonstrated by a colon on a line by...

    CVSS7.5Published14 Jun 2019
  6. 8.6%

    EmbedThis GoAhead Webserver version 4.0.0 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in the CGI handler resulting in memory corruption or denial of service.

    CVSS9.8Published3 Jan 2018
  7. 8.2%

    An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0.

    CVSS8.6Published20 Sep 2019
  8. 5.8%

    GoAhead 3.4.0 through 3.6.5 has a NULL Pointer Dereference in the websDecodeUrl function in http.c, leading to a crash for a "POST / HTTP/1.1" request.

    CVSS7.5Published5 Sep 2017
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We track 17 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Goahead, across 49 versions. The most recent Goahead flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2017-17562, on 10 December 2021.

1 is on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added is CVE-2017-17562.

Embedthis also lists Goahead under more specific names, such as Goahead Web Server. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2017-17562, affects before 3.6.5. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Goahead. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.