CVE•Published 2017-03-13•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-5674Embedthis · Goahead

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2017-03-13

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2017-5674

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Embedthis Goahead"

All exposed Embedthis Goahead instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Goahead"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Goahead" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2017-5674