CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0278

Medium
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
64.81%

99th percentile - higher than 99% of all known CVEs

Summary

In IIS, remote attackers can obtain source code for ASP files by appending '::$DATA' to the URL.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information contained in ASP files, potentially leading to further attacks on the application.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update IIS to the latest version and implement appropriate security rules to block access to source files.

Original NVD description (English source)

In IIS, remote attackers can obtain source code for ASP files by appending "::$DATA" to the URL.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS