CVE-2014-9707
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . ...
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.
- Record
CVE-2014-9707- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-17
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.
- Record
CVE-2014-9707- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-9514 No score
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.
- Record
EUVD-2014-9514- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc28-mpvf-j77x No score
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . ...
EmbedThis GoAhead 3.0.0 through 3.4.1 does not properly handle path segments starting with a . (dot), which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks, cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URI.
- Record
GHSA-pc28-mpvf-j77x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Embedthis GoAhead Embedded Web Server Directory Traversal |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-9707 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Embedthis Goahead, published March 31, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/106
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/157
packetstormsecurity.com/files/131156/GoAhead-3.4.1-Heap-Overflow-Traversal.html
securitytracker.com/id/1032208
securityfocus.com/archive/1/535027/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9707