CVE-2000-0413 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can determine physical file paths by requesting non-existent files, revealing sensitive directory structures in IIS FrontPage extensions.

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-2000-0413?

CVE-2000-0413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 15 Jun 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The shtml.exe program in the FrontPage extensions package of IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to determine the physical path of HTML, HTM, ASP, and SHTML files by requesting a file that does not exist, which generates an error message that reveals the path.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0413?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Microsoft Frontpage, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Internet Information Services.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2000-0413 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0413 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Microsoft Internet Information Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jx68-8j6j-8v87.

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