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CVE-2000-0097

The WebHits ISAPI filter in Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, aka the "Malformed H

The WebHits ISAPI filter in Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, aka the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argument" vulnerability.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.60867
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 2% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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microsoft index serverall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteMicrosoft Index Server 2.0 / Indexing Service (Windows 2000) - Directory Traversalverified
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

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snort-communitySERVER-IIS Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argument File Access Attemptweb-application-attack
snort-communitySERVER-IIS webhits accessweb-application-activity
snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP webhits.exe accessweb-application-activity
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD26 Jan 2000 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.osvdb.org/1210
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/950
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2000/ms00-006
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