Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 10.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- May 22, 2007
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified