7.5

CVE-2000-0884: microsoft internet_information_server

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 22-01-2001Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-0884 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in microsoft internet_information_server. EPSS estimates a 63.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 9 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
53/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
63.28%
0%100%
Critical · -8.79 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits9exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 22-01-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to read documents outside of the web root, and possibly execute arbitrary commands, via malformed URLs that contain UNICODE encoded characters, aka the "Web Server Folder Traversal" vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

63.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-8.79 pp

From 72.07% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
63.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

9 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (3)

    Maturity: weaponized

Show all 9 exploits
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (4)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (5)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (6)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (7)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (8)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and PWS - Extended Unicode Directory Traversal (9)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

5 links