TI-2019-12446 Aliases CVE-2019-16645 GHSA-fwcq-vxfg-777g

An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0.

MEDIUM 48CWE-94Published 2019-09-20 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Embedthis GoAhead 2.5.0. Certain pages (such as goform/login and config/log_off_page.htm) create links containing a hostname obtained from an arbitrary HTTP Host header sent by an attacker. This could potentially be used in a phishing attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08183 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:2.5.0:::::::*	2.5.0	Vulnerable	Embedthis

cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Embedthis

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16645
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwcq-vxfg-777g

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/Ramikan/Vulnerabilities/blob/master/GoAhead%20Web%20server%20HTTP%20Header%20Injection

Other 1

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154652/GoAhead-2.5.0-Host-Header-Injection.html

TI-2017-12833 Embedthis GoAhead before 3.6.5 allows remote code execution if CGI is enabled and a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2019-03557 Use after free in EmbedThis CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-18771 An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-03674 A vulnerability in a custom-built GoAhead web server used on Foscam, Vstarcam, and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2019-03558 Infinite loop in EmbedThis CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2014-07892 EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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