Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0/5.1 Error Page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0/5.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Error Page. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0148. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0/5.1 (Web Server). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Error Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, 5.0 and 5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via an HTTP error page.

The bug was discovered 04/10/2002. The weakness was shared 04/10/2002 by Thor Larholm with Microsoft as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0148. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. 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 10936 (Microsoft IIS Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS02-018)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10569 (Microsoft IIS HTTP Error Page Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (MS02-018)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8803), Exploit-DB (21372), Tenable (10936), SecurityFocus (BID 4486†) and OSVDB (3339†). The entries VDB-18070 and VDB-18076 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 10936
Nessus Name: Microsoft IIS Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS02-018)
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OpenVAS ID: 10936
OpenVAS Name: IIS XSS via 404 error
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Thor Larholm
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0148 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18074

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X-Force: 8803
SecurityFocus: 4486 - Microsoft IIS HTTP Error Page Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 3339 - Microsoft IIS HTTP Error Page XSS
Vulnerability Center: 3048 - [MS02-018, cisco-sa-20020415-ms02-018] XSS in IIS Allows Script Execution via HTTP Error Page, Medium

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

Created: 07/11/2014 13:51
Updated: 06/08/2025 11:22
Changes: 07/11/2014 13:51 (80), 05/17/2019 11:47 (4), 01/21/2025 07:48 (17), 06/08/2025 11:22 (3)
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