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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-2815

The "hit-highlighting" functionality in webhits.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web Server 5.0 only uses Windows NT ACL configuration, which allows remote attackers to bypass NTLM and basic authentication mechanisms and access…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 73.4%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The "hit-highlighting" functionality in webhits.dll in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Web Server 5.0 only uses Windows NT ACL configuration, which allows remote attackers to bypass NTLM and basic authentication mechanisms and access private web directories via the CiWebhitsfile parameter to null.htw.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
73.35% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
microsoft/internet information services
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.