Microsoft IIS 4.0 ASP Caching information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ASP Caching. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-1999-0348. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0 (Web Server). Affected is an unknown code of the component ASP Caching. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

IIS ASP caching problem releases sensitive information when two virtual servers share the same physical directory.

The weakness was released 01/27/1999 by Ivan Hamilton as Q197003 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is available at support.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0348. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27854), SecurityFocus (BID 195†), OSVDB (930†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3159†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-14467 and VDB-14465. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IIS 5.0

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: Q197003
Researcher: Ivan Hamilton
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0348 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0348
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14466
X-Force: 27854
SecurityFocus: 195 - NT IIS4 Shared ASP Cache Vulnerability
OSVDB: 930 - Microsoft IIS Shared ASP Cache Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 3159 - IIS Reveals Sensitive Information when Two Virtual Servers Share the same Physical Directory, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 13:15
Updated: 04/18/2026 04:38
Changes: 06/20/2014 13:15 (66), 05/18/2019 09:28 (2), 04/18/2026 04:38 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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