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CVE-2000-00971 exploit

The WebHits ISAPI filter in Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, aka the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting Arg…

Published 26 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
35.9%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The WebHits ISAPI filter in Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, aka the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argument" vulnerability.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

35.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-19731 Microsoft Index Server 2.0 / Indexing Service (Windows 2000) - Directory Traversal · remote · 2000-01-26

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-006 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/950 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /1210 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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