The CiWebHitsFile component in Microsoft Indexing Services for Windows 2000 allows remote…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
The CiWebHitsFile component in Microsoft Indexing Services for Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to conduct a cross site scripting (CSS) attack via a CiRestriction parameter in a .htw request, aka the "Indexing Services Cross Site Scripting" vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.22359 97th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rp27-2r6m-x965
References
Advisory 1
More Microsoft Indexing Service vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00492 Buffer overflow in ISAPI extension (idq.dll) in Index Server 2.0 and Indexing Service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00243 Microsoft Index Server 2.0 in Windows NT 4.0, and Indexing Service in Windows 2000… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2000-01093 The ixsso.query ActiveX Object is marked as safe for scripting, which allows malicious… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2000-0942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rp27-2r6m-x965 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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