Description
IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to obtain source code for .ASP files and other scripts via an HTTP GET request with a "Translate: f" header, aka the "Specialized Header" vulnerability.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Microsoft IIS 5.0 - 'Translate: f' Source Disclosure (1) EDB-20151 · remote · Aug 14, 2000 · verified
- Microsoft IIS 5.0 - 'Translate: f' Source Disclosure (2) EDB-20152 · remote · Aug 14, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000816 Translate: f mailing-list
- MS00-058 vendor-advisory
- 20000815 Translate:f summary, history and thoughts mailing-list
- 1578 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:927 vdb-entry signature