CVE-1999-0407 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or to identify valid users on the system.

Published: 2000-06-02

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 29.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.29622.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91983486431506&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92000623021036&w=2

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-06-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:34:52.102Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0407

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1999-02-09T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0407

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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