CVE-2005-2678

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 23, 2005
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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