CVE-1999-1538
Microsoft IIS 4 (Windows NT) - Remote Web-Based Administration
Severity Score
7.1
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
When IIS 2 or 3 is upgraded to IIS 4, ism.dll is inadvertently left in /scripts/iisadmin, which does not restrict access to the local machine and allows an unauthorized user to gain access to sensitive server information, including the Administrator's password.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1999-01-14 CVE Published
- 1999-01-14 First Exploit
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- 2025-04-04 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91638375309890&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=91632724913080&w=2 | Mailing List |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19147 | 1999-01-14 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/189 | 2024-08-01 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Internet Information Server Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Information Server" | 4.0 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Information Server" and version "4.0" | - |
Affected
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