Vulnerabilities > CVE-1999-1538 - Remote Web-Based Administration vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(10358);
 script_version ("1.31");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:25");

 script_cve_id("CVE-1999-1538");
 script_bugtraq_id(189);

 script_name(english:"Microsoft IIS /iisadmin Unrestricted Access");
 script_summary(english:"Checks for the presence of /iisadmin");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by a privilege escalation
vulnerability.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"When Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 is upgraded from
version 2.0 or 3.0 the ism.dll file is left in the /scripts/iisadmin
directory. This script discloses sensitive information via a specially
crafted URL which could lead to elevated privileges. An attacker could
use this to gain access to the administrator's password.");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91638375309890&w=2");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Restrict access to /iisadmin through the IIS ISM.");
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2000/04/01");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "1999/01/14");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:iis");
 script_end_attributes();
 
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2000-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Web Servers");

 script_dependencie("find_service1.nasl", "http_version.nasl", "www_fingerprinting_hmap.nasl");
 script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
 exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#

include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80);

banner = get_http_banner(port:port);
if ( ! banner || "Microsoft-IIS/" >!< banner ) exit(0);
if ( ! get_port_state(port) ) exit(0);

res = http_send_recv3(method:"GET", item:"/iisadmin/", port:port);
if (isnull(res)) exit(1, "The web server on port "+port+" failed to respond.");
if ( ereg(pattern:"HTTP/[01]\.[01] 200 ", string:res[2]) &&
     "<TITLE>IIS Internet Services Manager (HTMLA)</TITLE>" >< res[2] ) security_note(port);