VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-1744

Directory traversal vulnerability in CodeBrws.asp in Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to view source code and determine the existence of arbitrary files via a hex-encoded "%c0%ae%c0%ae" string, which is the Unicode representation for ".." (dot…

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 65.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 65.17% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 April 2002
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: microsoft/internet information services
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 65.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-21385 source ↗	Microsoft IIS 5.0 - 'CodeBrws.asp' Source Code Disclosurewindows · H D Moore	remote	16 April 2002	yes

References

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