CVE-1999-0450 describes a path disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) where an attacker could determine the real file path of a web server by requesting a non-existent URL processed by Perl. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a low-complexity attack that could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not currently on the CISA KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists, and there is some community discussion, suggesting awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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