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CVE-1999-1397

Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey...

7.5 High

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.

Exploit likelihood

11.7%Down 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record
CVE-1999-1397
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-1999-1397
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1378 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-1999-1378
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvqj-w228-7466 No score

Index Server 2.0 on IIS 4.0 stores physical path information in the ContentIndex\Catalogs subkey...

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.

Record
GHSA-vvqj-w228-7466
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-1999-1397 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Index Server, published March 23, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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