Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 Frontpage Server Extensions shtml.exe Path information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file shtml.exe of the component Frontpage Server Extensions. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure (Path). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2000-0413. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 (Web Server) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file shtml.exe of the component Frontpage Server Extensions. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Path). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The shtml.exe program in the FrontPage extensions package of IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to determine the physical path of HTML, HTM, ASP, and SHTML files by requesting a file that does not exist, which generates an error message that reveals the path.

The weakness was published 05/06/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0413. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10405 (Microsoft IIS FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) shtml.exe Path Disclosure), 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 86051 (Microsoft Frontpage Server Extensions Path Disclosure Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 940. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1067.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (4439), Exploit-DB (19897), Tenable (10405), SecurityFocus (BID 1174†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1900†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Path
Class: Information disclosure / Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10405
Nessus Name: Microsoft IIS FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) shtml.exe Path Disclosure
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IIS 6.0

Snort ID: 940
Snort Message: SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Frontpage shtml.dll access
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0413 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0413
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15530
X-Force: 4439
SecurityFocus: 1174 - Microsoft Frontpage Server Extensions Path Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 1900 - shtml.exe Program in FrontPage extensions Package of IIS 4.0 and 5.0 Allows Information Leakage, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2014 15:50
Updated: 10/16/2025 08:38
Changes: 06/24/2014 15:50 (45), 05/12/2019 10:08 (34), 04/28/2025 01:25 (27), 10/16/2025 08:38 (2)
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