CVE-2002-1181 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities within the administrative web pages of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) versions 4.0 through 5.1. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary HTML script in the context of other users, specifically through a vulnerable ASP file in the IISHELP virtual directory, and potentially other undisclosed vectors. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but allowing network-based exploitation to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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