MS09-020: Vulnerabilities in Internet Information Services (IIS) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (970483)

high Nessus Plugin ID 39342

Synopsis

It is possible to bypass authentication on the remote web server.

Description

Due to a flaw in the WebDAV extension for IIS, an anonymous, remote attacker may be able to bypass authentication by sending a specially crafted HTTP request and gain access to a protected location.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Windows 2000, XP and 2003.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2009/ms09-020

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 39342

File Name: smb_nt_ms09-020.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 6/10/2009

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows, cpe:/a:microsoft:iis

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1122, CVE-2009-1535

BID: 34993

CWE: 287

MSFT: MS09-020

MSKB: 970483