CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-1567

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The undocumented TRACK method in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 returns the content of the original request in the body of the response, making it easier for remote attackers to steal cookies and authentication credentials.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the HttpOnly protection mechanism and read the contents of HTTP headers, increasing the risk of user data theft.

Recommendation

It is recommended to disable the TRACK method in IIS 5.0 and implement additional security measures to minimize the risk of attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The undocumented TRACK method in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 returns the content of the original request in the body of the response, which makes it easier for remote attackers to steal cookies and authentication credentials, or bypass the HttpOnly protection mechanism, by using TRACK to read the contents of the HTTP headers that are returned in the response, a technique that is similar to cross-site tracing (XST) using HTTP TRACE.

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