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TI-1999-01344 Aliases CVE-1999-1397GHSA-vvqj-w228-7466

Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey of the AllowedPaths registry key, whose permissions allows local and remote users to obtain the physical paths of directories that are being indexed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11699 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:index_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:index_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1397
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvqj-w228-7466

References

Other 3

  • TI-2001-00492 Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00961 The Remote Data Service (RDS) DataFactory component of Microsoft Data Access Components… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2000-00302 Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to view the source code of ASP files by… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2001-00942 SQLQHit.asp sample file in Microsoft Index Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2000-00098 Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to determine the real path for a web… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2000-00097 The WebHits ISAPI filter in Microsoft Index Server allows remote attackers to read… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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