# CVE-2000-0413: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jun 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jx68-8j6j-8v87

## 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: 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:

- FrontPage 2000 / IIS 4.0/5.0 - Server Extensions Full Path Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server

- [CVE-2004-0573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0573/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-0746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0746/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-0260](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0260/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2000-0256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0256/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-1999-0012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0012/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0413 and fix it if it is affected.

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

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-2000-0413/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0413/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0413
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0413
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0413

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.