CVE-2000-0126 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in sample IDQ scripts, requiring removal of these scripts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-0126?
CVE-2000-0126 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 8 Feb 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sample Internet Data Query (IDQ) scripts in IIS 3 and 4 allow remote attackers to read files via a .. (dot dot) attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0126?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Internet Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-2000-0126?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0126 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2000-0126 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0126 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server
- CVE-2008-0075 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-1999-1376 Buffer overflow in fpcount.exe in IIS 4.0 with FrontPage Server Extensions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.
- 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
- CVE-1999-0874 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2009-3023 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mj94-22c5-c665.