THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-1257
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-1257

Commerce Server vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
30.1%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The sample files in the authfiles directory in Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 before SP2 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in to authfiles/login.asp with a valid username and any password, then going to the main site twice.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Commerce Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-03-19

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, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 30.1% 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-2006-1257

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Commerce Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-1257.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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