Microsoft IIS 4.0 IDA/IDQ File Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft IIS 4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component IDA/IDQ File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0071. There is no available exploit. This vulnerability is considered historic because of its background and reception. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0 (Web Server). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component IDA/IDQ File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). 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. The summary by CVE is:

IIS 4.0 allows a remote attacker to obtain the real pathname of the document root by requesting non-existent files with .ida or .idq extensions.

The weakness was presented 01/11/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0071. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/19/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10492 (MS00-006: Microsoft IIS IDA/IDQ Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86041 (Microsoft IIS .ida or .idq Absolute Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1242.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10492), SecurityFocus (BID 1065†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-478†). Further details are available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. See VDB-15269 and VDB-15420 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 10492
Nessus Name: MS00-006: Microsoft IIS IDA/IDQ Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 10492
OpenVAS Name: IIS IDA/IDQ Path Disclosure
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 1242
Snort Message: SERVER-IIS ISAPI .ida access
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Suricata ID: 2101242
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01/11/2000 🔍
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01/11/2000 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2000 +226 days 🔍
12/22/2002 +850 days 🔍
06/23/2014 +4201 days 🔍
10/19/2025 +4136 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15243
SecurityFocus: 1065
Vulnerability Center: 478 - IIS 4.0 read path revealing (.ida.idq), Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 15:39
Updated: 10/19/2025 20:11
Changes: 06/23/2014 15:39 (78), 05/07/2019 08:08 (1), 10/19/2025 20:11 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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