ASP/ASA Source Using Microsoft Translate f: bug (IIS 5.1)

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3212

Synopsis

The remote web server can disclose source code.

Description

There is a serious vulnerability in IIS 5.1 that allows an attacker to view ASP/ASA source code instead of a processed file when the files are stored on a FAT partition. ASP source code can contain sensitive information such as usernames and passwords for ODBC connections.

Solution

Install the remote web server on a NTFS partition.

See Also

http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/09/iis-51-allows-for-remote-viewing-of.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3212

Family: Web Servers

Published: 9/8/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 19596

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:W/RC:X

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2000-0778

BID: 14764