First published: Sat May 06 2000(Updated: )
The shtml.exe program in the FrontPage extensions package of IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to determine the physical path of HTML, HTM, ASP, and SHTML files by requesting a file that does not exist, which generates an error message that reveals the path.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Office FrontPage | ||
Microsoft Internet Information Services | =4.0 | |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) | =5.0 |
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CVE-2000-0413 has been classified as having a medium severity level due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.
To mitigate CVE-2000-0413, ensure that the error messages do not reveal sensitive path information by configuring the server settings appropriately.
CVE-2000-0413 affects Microsoft Internet Information Services versions 4.0 and 5.0.
Yes, CVE-2000-0413 can be exploited remotely by attackers sending requests for non-existent files.
The potential impact of CVE-2000-0413 is the exposure of the physical file paths, which could aid attackers in further exploiting the server.