Unscored severity · published Feb 9, 1999
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 to identify valid users on the system
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CVSS
5.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 to identify valid users on the system.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.1% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
II
Internet Information Server · Microsoft
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0407
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0407
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91983486431506&w=2
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=92000623021036&w=2
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