PT-2002-2165 · Microsoft · Internet Information Server

Published 2002-11-02 · Updated 2020-11-23 · CVE-2002-1181

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 4.0 through 5.1

Description: The issue concerns multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the administrative web pages. These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute HTML script as other users. The attack vectors include a certain ASP file in the IISHELP virtual directory.

Recommendations: For Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 4.0 through 5.1, consider restricting access to the IISHELP virtual directory as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Avoid using potentially vulnerable ASP files in this directory to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1181

Affected Products

Internet Information Server

References · 11

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2002/ms02-062 · Vendor Advisory
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10501.php · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1181 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6072 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103651224215736&w=2 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6068 · Note
• http://ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-011.shtml · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-1181 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A944 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A942 · Note
• http://lac.co.jp/security/intelligence/SNSAdvisory/58.html · Note