Microsoft FrontPage Insecure Extension Configuration

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 112772

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Synopsis

Microsoft FrontPage Insecure Extension Configuration

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability is present on the remote server due to exposure of Microsoft FrontPage extensions configuration files in the _vti_pvt directory.

Solution

Restrict public access to web services or sensitive resources in the _vti_bin & _vti_pvt directories.
If possible, upgrade to the latest version of FrontPage Extensions.

See Also

https://beaglesecurity.com/blog/vulnerability/insecure-frontpage-extensions-configuration-found.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 112772

Type: remote

Published: 5/12/2021

Updated: 11/26/2021

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:frontpage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Reference Information