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CVE-2000-0098· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to determine the real path for a web directory via a request to an Internet Data Query file t

Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to determine the real path for a web directory via a request to an Internet Data Query file that does not exist.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 26, 2000
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
48.5% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

35

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
15 / 30 · 48.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
microsoftindex server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • microsoft index server2.0

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2001-0986SQLQHit.asp sample file in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as the physical path, fil
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2001-0244Buffer overflow in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long search parameter.
    34Monitor
  • CVE-1999-1397Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey of the AllowedPaths registry key, whose per
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2000-0097The WebHits ISAPI filter in Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, aka the "Malformed Hit-Highlighting Argu
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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