CVE-1999-1397 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 running on IIS 4.0. This flaw allows both local and remote unauthenticated attackers to retrieve physical directory paths due to insecure permissions on the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey within the AllowedPaths registry key. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:index_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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