# CVE-2003-1582: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject XSS payloads into IIS logs via crafted DNS responses when reverse DNS lookup is enabled, potentially compromising administrators viewing logs.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2010
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g594-8xgx-ww3j

## What is CVE-2003-1582?

CVE-2003-1582 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 5 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files via an HTTP request in conjunction with a crafted DNS response, as demonstrated by injecting XSS sequences, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1582?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Internet Information Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2003-1582?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2003-1582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Server

- [CVE-2008-0075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0075/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-1376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1376/): Buffer overflow in fpcount.exe in IIS 4.0 with FrontPage Server Extensions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-0407](https://insights.sbomify.com/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)
- [CVE-1999-0874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0874/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3023/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2003-1582 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2003-1582 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server, published on 5 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2003-1582 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-2003-1582/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1582/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1582
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1582
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2003-1582

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