Description
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.
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 Indexing Service (Windows 2000/NT 4.0) - '.htw' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-20335 · remote · Oct 28, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20001028 IIS 5.0 cross site scripting vulnerability - using .htw mailing-list
- MS00-084 vendor-advisory
- 1861 vdb-entry
- iis-htw-cross-scripting(5441) vdb-entry