Description
IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a malformed request for an executable file whose name is appended with operating system commands, aka the "Web Server File Request Parsing" 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 1
- Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 - Executable File Parsing EDB-20384 · remote · Nov 6, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:191 vdb-entry signature
- MS00-086 vendor-advisory
- 20001107 NSFOCUS SA2000-07 : Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 CGI File Name Inspection Vulnerability mailing-list
- 1912 vdb-entry
- iis-invalid-filename-passing(5470) vdb-entry