THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-2678
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2005-2678

Internet Information Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
39.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Internet Information Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2005-08-23

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 39.8% 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-2005-2678

  • 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-2005-2678.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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