Microsoft Internet Information Server ASP information disclosure
| iis-asp-info-disclosure (16058) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by vulnerability in the Active Server Pages (ASP) engine. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP GET request containing an equal sign (=) for the cookie value, a remote attacker could cause the ASP engine to return an error page, which would disclose sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Microsoft, IIS
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed May 05 2004 - 18:24:19 CDT, Microsoft Active Server Pages Cookie Retrieval Issue at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0255.html.
- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 834452, Best practices with custom error pages at http://support.microsoft.com/?id=834452.
- BID-10292: Microsoft ASP.NET Malformed HTTP Request Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Reported:
May 05, 2004
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