CVE-1999-0407

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 9, 1999
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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