IIS 2.0 and 3.0 allows remote attackers to read the source code for ASP pages by appending a . (dot) to the end of the URL.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-1999-0154 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 48.23%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20481 | exploit_db | edb | 1997-02-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-03-20 | 57.79% | 48.23% | -9.55% |
| 2 | 2026-01-02 | 54.80% | 57.79% | +2.99% |
| 3 | 2025-12-28 | — | 54.80% | — |
Full EPSS history (25 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-1999-0154: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-1999-0154 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | internet_information_server | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | internet_information_services | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_services:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |