CVE-1999-0407 By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or
Critical 10.0
Published
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Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0407 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-1999-0407 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 2 Jun 2000.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0407 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Internet Information Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0407/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0407/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0407?
CVE-1999-0407 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 2 Jun 2000.
Official description
By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or to identify valid users on the system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0407?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0407?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0407 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0407 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0407 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h954-xhrf-5v4c.