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CVE-2005-2678

Published: Aug 23, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
41.8%
Top 1.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
internet information servermicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
internet information servicesmicrosoft
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://ingehenriksen.blogspot.com/2005/08/remote-iis-5x-and-iis-60-server-name.html
ingehenriksen.blogspot.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1503
vupen.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16548
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 23, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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