Description
IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to read documents outside of the web root, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via malformed URLs that contain UNICODE encoded characters, aka the "Web Server Folder Traversal" vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/436
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1806
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-078
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5377
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A44
- http://www.osvdb.org/436
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1806
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-078
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5377
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A44
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 19, 2000
- Last modified
- Sep 23, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified