2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-1999-1538

Published: 14/01/1999 Updated: 18/10/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 215
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

When IIS 2 or 3 is upgraded to IIS 4, ism.dll is inadvertently left in /scripts/iisadmin, which does not restrict access to the local machine and allows an unauthorized user to gain access to sensitive server information, including the Administrator's password.

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microsoft internet information server 4.0

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/189/info Web-based administration for IIS 40 is, by default, limited to the local loopback address, 127001 In instances where IIS40 was installed as an upgrade to IIS 20 or 30, a legacy ISAPI DLL (ISMDLL) is left in the /scripts/iisadmin directory An attacker may call this DLL via the following sy ...