MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2001-0709

Internet Information Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
35.6%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft IIS 4.0 and before, when installed on a FAT partition, allows a remote attacker to obtain source code of ASP files via a URL encoded with Unicode.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Internet Information Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2001-09-20

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 confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 35.6% 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-2001-0709

  • 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-2001-0709.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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