CVE-2000-0153

FrontPage Personal Web Server (PWS) allows remote attackers to read files via a .... (dot dot) attack.

Published: 1999-03-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2000-0153 is rated Moderate Risk (48.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.69%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2000-0153

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 28.74% 13.69% -15.05%
2 2025-07-30 32.53% 28.74% -3.79%
3 2025-07-15 32.53%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2000-0153

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-2000-0153

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2000-0153

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

References for CVE-2000-0153

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