Detections
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MS00-006: Microsoft IIS IDA/IDQ Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 10492
Synopsis
The remote IIS web server is missing a security patch.Description
The remote version of IIS is affected by two vulnerabilities :- An information disclosure issue allows a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting nonexistent files with .ida or .idq extensions.
- An argument validation issue in the WebHits component lets a remote attacker read arbitrary files on the remote server.
The path disclosure issue has been reported to affect Microsoft Index Server as well.
Solution
Microsoft released a patch for Windows 2000.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2000/ms00-006
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 10492
File Name: iis_anything_idq.nasl
Version: 1.49
Type: remote
Family: Web Servers
Published: 8/24/2000
Updated: 5/28/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:iis
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2000
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2000-0071, CVE-2000-0098, CVE-2000-0302
BID: 1065