CVE-2000-0413

FrontPage Extensions - Physical Path Disclosure via Error Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0413. PoCs published by Frankie Zie.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a path disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and FrontPage Server Extensions by requesting non-existent files via shtml.exe or shtml.dll, which reveals the full local path to the web root in the error message.

Description

The shtml.exe program in the FrontPage extensions package of IIS 4.0 and 5.0 allows remote attackers to determine the physical path of HTML, HTM, ASP, and SHTML files by requesting a file that does not exist, which generates an error message that reveals the path.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Frankie Zie · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19897

This exploit leverages a path disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0 and FrontPage Server Extensions by requesting non-existent files via shtml.exe or shtml.dll, which reveals the full local path to the web root in the error message.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft IIS 4.0/5.0, FrontPage Server Extensions 1.1 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web server
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0084.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1174

Scores

EPSS 0.4389
EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/frontpage
microsoft/internet_information_server 4.0
microsoft/internet_information_services 5.0
Published May 06, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026