CVE-2001-0004 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IIS 5.0 and 4.0 allows remote attackers to read the source code for executable web server programs by appending "%3F+.htr" to the requested URL, which causes the files to be parsed by the .HTR ISAPI extension, aka a variant of the "File Fragment Reading via .HTR" vulnerability.

Published: 2001-09-18

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 28.2% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.28215.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97897954625305&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2313
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2001/ms01-004
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5903

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Information Server Internet Information Services

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.127Z

Reserved: 2001-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0004

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:53:28.340

Link: CVE-2001-0004

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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