# CVE-2000-0778: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain source code for ASP files and scripts by sending a specific HTTP header, exposing sensitive application logic.

- **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:** 13 Oct 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28xm-3c4m-c8r4

## What is CVE-2000-0778?

CVE-2000-0778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to obtain source code for .ASP files and other scripts via an HTTP GET request with a "Translate: f" header, aka the "Specialized Header" vulnerability.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0778?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Information Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0778?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0778 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0778 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Microsoft IIS 5.0 - 'Translate: f' Source Disclosure (1) (exploitdb)
- Microsoft IIS 5.0 - 'Translate: f' Source Disclosure (2) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Services

- [CVE-2017-7269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7269/): Microsoft Windows Server Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2010-3972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3972/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4301](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4301/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2815/): The "hit-highlighting" functionality in webhits.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web Server 5.0 only uses Windows NT ACL (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0224/): Buffer overflow in ssinc.dll for Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a web pa (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0778 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services, published on 13 Oct 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-2000-0778 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Internet Information Services. 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-2000-0778/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0778/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0778
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0778
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0778

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