# CVE-2002-1603: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can retrieve ASP source code by appending specific characters to URLs, exposing sensitive application logic.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xc79-9vgp-q8cm

## What is CVE-2002-1603?

CVE-2002-1603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

GoAhead Web Server 2.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain the source code of ASP files via a URL terminated with a /, \, %2f (encoded /), %20 (encoded space), or %00 (encoded null) character, which returns the ASP source code unparsed.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1603?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Goahead Software Goahead Webserver.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-1603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-1603 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1603 exists.

Public exploit code:

- GoAhead Web Server 2.1.x - '.ASP' File Source Code Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-1951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1951/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0681/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0680/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2001-0385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0385/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2001-0228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0228/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-1603 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-1603 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1603 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1603/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1603/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1603
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1603
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-1603

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