CVE-1999-1397

Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey of the AllowedPaths registry key, whose permissions allows local and remote users to obtain the physical paths of directories that are being indexed.

Published: 1999-03-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1397 is rated High Risk (68.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.70%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +9.73% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1397

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 1.97% 11.70% +9.73%
2 2026-05-07 2.65% 1.97% -0.68%
3 2025-11-28 — 2.65% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1397

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1397

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1397

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft index_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:index_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1397

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