// For flags

CVE-2007-2815

Microsoft IIS 5.1 - Hit Highlighting Authentication Bypass

Severity Score

10.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

The "hit-highlighting" functionality in webhits.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web Server 5.0 only uses Windows NT ACL configuration, which allows remote attackers to bypass NTLM and basic authentication mechanisms and access private web directories via the CiWebhitsfile parameter to null.htw.

La funcionalidad "hit-highlighting" en la biblioteca webhits.dll en el Servidor web versión 5.0 de Internet Information Services (IIS) de Microsoft solo usa la configuración ACL de Windows NT, lo que permite a los atacantes remotos omitir los mecanismos de autenticación básicos y NTLM y acceder a los directorios web privados por medio del parámetro CiWebhitsfile en null.htw.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2007-05-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-05-22 CVE Published
  • 2007-05-31 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-25 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Microsoft
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 Internet Information Services
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Information Services"
 5.0
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Internet Information Services" and version "5.0"
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Affected