CVE-2010-2731

Windows Xp vulnerability

CVSS

6.8

EPSS

31.1%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 on Windows XP SP3, when directory-based Basic Authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and execute ASP files via a crafted request, aka "Directory Authentication Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows Xp

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Published

2010-09-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium 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 31.1% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Microsoft Windows Xp is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2010-2731.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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