THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2000-0024
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2000-0024

Internet Information Server vulnerability

CVSS
6.4
EPSS
12.2%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
IIS does not properly canonicalize URLs, potentially allowing remote attackers to bypass access restrictions in third-party software via escape characters, aka the "Escape Character Parsing" vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Internet Information Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published
1999-12-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 12.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2000-0024

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Internet Information Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2000-0024.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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