13431 : Microsoft IIS WebDAV Malformed PROPFIND Request Internal IP Disclosure
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
15	2304	over 6 years ago	about 1 year ago	2 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2002-03-05	2002-03-05

Keywords

#NISR05032002B

Description

Microsoft IIS with WebDAV contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when an attacker supplies a malformed PROPFIND request containing an empty Host: header, which will disclose the server's internal IP address.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Open a command prompt and change the current directory to c:\inetpub\adminscripts or to where the adminscripts can be found. Run the commands:

adsutil set w3svc/UseHostName True
net stop iisadmin /y
net start w3svc

Products

Microsoft Corporation	Internet Information Server	4
		5
		5.1

References

Keyword: #NISR05032002B
Related OSVDB ID: 13432 13433
CVE ID: 2002-0422 (see also: NVD)
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 218180
ISS X-Force ID: 8385
Mail List Post: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=101536634207324&w=2

Tools & Filters

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Manual Testing Notes

Credit

David Litchfield - mnemonixGLOBALNET.CO.UK - Personal Page

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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