CVE-1999-1538

Published Jan 14, 1999

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description: When IIS 2 or 3 is upgraded to IIS 4, ism.dll is inadvertently left in /scripts/iisadmin, which does not restrict access to the local machine and allows an unauthorized user to gain access to sensitive server information, including the Administrator's password.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 2.1
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "5D47E9C4-5439-4A82-BBD8-D6B482B47E51"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References