CVE-2010-2731

Microsoft IIS 5.1 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 on Windows XP SP3, when directory-based Basic Authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and execute ASP files via a crafted request, aka "Directory Authentication Bypass Vulnerability."

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Soroush Dalili · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14179
metasploit WORKING POC
by Soroush Dalili, sinn3r · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/iis_auth_bypass.rb

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6942

Scores

EPSS 0.6678
EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Published Sep 15, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026