Unscored CVE-2002-0421 EUVD-2002-0418GHSA-4whv-v2mh-gv8p

IIS 4.0 allows local users to bypass the "User cannot change password" policy for Windows NT by directly calling .htr password changing pro…

Published Jun 11, 2002 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

IIS 4.0 allows local users to bypass the "User cannot change password" policy for Windows NT by directly calling .htr password changing programs in the /iisadmpwd directory, including (1) aexp2.htr, (2) aexp2b.htr, (3) aexp3.htr , or (4) aexp4.htr.

References

winnt-pw-policy-bypass(8388) vdb-entry
20020306 NT user (who is locked changing his/her password by administrator ) can bypass the security policy and Change the password. mailing-list
4236 vdb-entry