High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-15688
CVE-2020-15688
Description
The HTTP Digest Authentication in the GoAhead web server before 5.1.2 does not completely protect against replay attacks. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication via capture-replay if TLS is not used to protect the underlying communication channel.
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Affected products
3- GoAhead/GoAhead web serverdescription
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References
2- packetstormsecurity.com/files/159505/EmbedThis-GoAhead-Web-Server-5.1.1-Digest-Authentication-Capture-Replay-Nonce-Reuse.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/embedthis/goahead-gpl/issues/3nvdThird Party Advisory
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