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Test ID:10576
Category:Web Servers
Title:Check for dangerous IIS default files
Summary:The file viewcode.asp is a default IIS files which can give a; malicious user a lot of unnecessary information about your file system or source files.;; Specifically, viewcode.asp can allow a remote user to potentially read any file on a webserver; hard drive.;; Example: http://example.com/pathto/viewcode.asp?source=../../../../../../autoexec.bat
Description:Summary:
The file viewcode.asp is a default IIS files which can give a
malicious user a lot of unnecessary information about your file system or source files.

Specifically, viewcode.asp can allow a remote user to potentially read any file on a webserver
hard drive.

Example: http://example.com/pathto/viewcode.asp?source=../../../../../../autoexec.bat

Solution:
If you do not need these files, then delete them, otherwise
use suitable access control lists to ensure that the files are not world-readable.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0737
Microsoft Security Bulletin: MS99-013
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-013
Microsoft Knowledge Base article: Q231656
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2000 John Lampe....j_lampe@bellsouth.net

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