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Microsoft IIS Source Fragment Disclosure
medium Nessus Plugin ID 10680
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Synopsis
The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.Description
Microsoft IIS 4.0 and 5.0 can be made to disclose fragments of source code which should otherwise be inaccessible. This is done by appending '+.htr' to a request for a known '.asp' (or '.asa', '.ini', 'etc') file.Solution
.htr script mappings should be removed if not required.- open Internet Services Manager
- right click on the web server and select properties
- select WWW service | Edit | Home Directory | Configuration
- remove the application mappings reference to .htr
If .htr functionality is required, install the relevant patches from Microsoft (MS01-004).
See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2001/ms01-004
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 10680
File Name: iis_frag_disclosure.nasl
Version: 1.49
Type: remote
Family: Web Servers
Published: 5/29/2001
Updated: 5/28/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
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
Required KB Items: www/ASP
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/1999
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2000-0457, CVE-2000-0630