CVE-2001-0245 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 (Windows NT 4.0) and Indexing Service (Windows 2000) that allows remote attackers to read server-side include files. This is a variant of the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting" vulnerability, triggered by a specially crafted search request. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), it has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure. Despite its age and high FAUCET Risk Score, 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:indexing_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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