CVE-2002-1744
mediumpriority · attend · 53EPSS 0.652 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Directory traversal vulnerability in CodeBrws.asp in Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to view source code and determine the existence of arbitrary files via a hex-encoded "%c0%ae%c0%ae" string, which is the Unicode representation for ".." (dot dot).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-21385Microsoft IIS 5.0 - 'CodeBrws.asp' Source Code Disclosurefunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft internet information services= 5.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267945enisa_euvd
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268065enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4525enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8853enisa_euvd
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267945nvd
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268065nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4525Exploitnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8853nvd
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