CVE-2005-2678 json
Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via…
published 2005-08-23 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2679
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 44.4%
- EPSS 44.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.
Exploit prediction
44.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/16548
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- ingehenriksen.blogspot.com /2005/08/remote-iis-5x-and-iis-60-server-name.html
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/1503
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=bugtraq&m=112474727903399&w=2
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2678
- NVD CVE-2005-2678
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