Microsoft Indexing Service on IIS4/5 htw cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Microsoft Indexing Service on IIS4/5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component htw Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0942. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Indexing Service on IIS4/5 (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component htw Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The CiWebHitsFile component in Microsoft Indexing Services for Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to conduct a cross site scripting (CSS) attack via a CiRestriction parameter in a .htw request, aka the "Indexing Services Cross Site Scripting" vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 12/19/2000 by Georgi Guninski as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0942. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10956 (Microsoft Indexing Services .htw Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (MS00-084)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 979. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 1733.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5441), Exploit-DB (20335), SecurityFocus (BID 1861†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4129†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 979
Snort Message: SERVER-IIS ASP contents view
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10/28/2000 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Georgi Guninski
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16153
X-Force: 5441 - Microsoft IIS .htw cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 1861 - Microsoft Indexing Services .htw Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 4129 - [MS00-084] Microsoft Indexing Services for Windows 2000 CiWebHitsFile Cross Site Scripting Attack, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 00:24
Updated: 05/29/2025 13:30
Changes: 07/02/2014 00:24 (40), 05/21/2019 06:22 (29), 05/29/2025 13:30 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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