Microsoft IIS 7.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 7.0. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0074. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft IIS 7.0 (Web Server). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 through 7.0 allows local users to gain privileges via unknown vectors related to file change notifications in the TPRoot, NNTPFile\Root, or WWWRoot folders.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2008. The weakness was shared 02/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0074 since 01/03/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 378 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31039 (MS08-005: Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (942831)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90424 (Internet Information Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (MS08-005)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39235), Tenable (31039), SecurityFocus (BID 27101†), OSVDB (41456†) and Secunia (SA28849†). The entries VDB-38706, VDB-40995, VDB-40996 and VDB-41003 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 31039
Nessus Name: MS08-005: Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (942831)
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OpenVAS ID: 801704
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Internet Information Services Privilege Elevation Vulnerability (942831)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40984

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X-Force: 39235
SecurityFocus: 27101 - Microsoft IIS File Change Notification Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 28849
OSVDB: 41456 - CVE-2008-0074 - MS08-005 - Microsoft - IIS - Privilege Escalation Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019384
Vulnerability Center: 17603 - [MS08-005] Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Allows Local Users to Gain Root Privileges, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0507

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 19:35
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (71), 08/04/2019 21:30 (12), 06/01/2025 19:35 (18)
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