CVE-1999-0736

Exp

The showcode.asp sample file in IIS and Site Server allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Published: 1999-05-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-0736 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 44.84%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-0736

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19129 exploit_db edb 1999-05-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-0736

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 2026-06-15 76.52% 44.84% -31.67%
2 2025-03-30 53.45% 76.52% +23.07%
3 2025-03-29 — 53.45% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-0736

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-0736

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-0736

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft internet_information_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_information_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-0736

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