PT-1999-1771 · Microsoft · Iis

Published 1999-01-14 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1538

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: IIS versions 2 through 3

Description: The issue occurs when IIS 2 or 3 is upgraded to IIS 4, resulting in the ism.dll being inadvertently left in the /scripts/iisadmin directory. This does not restrict access to the local machine, allowing an unauthorized user to gain access to sensitive server information, including the Administrator's password.

Recommendations: For IIS versions 2 through 3, remove the ism.dll from the /scripts/iisadmin directory after upgrading to IIS 4 to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive server information.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1538

Affected Products

Iis

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/189 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19147 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1538 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-1999-1538 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91638375309890&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91632724913080&w=2 · Note