MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2000-0709

Frontpage vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
25.4%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The shtml.exe component of Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions 1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in some components by requesting a URL whose name includes a standard DOS device name.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Frontpage
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2000-10-20

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 availability.

Its EPSS score of 25.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2000-0709

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Frontpage is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2000-0709.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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