CVE-2000-0025 — IIS 4.0 and Site Server 3.0 allow remote attackers to read source code for ASP files if the file is in a virtual directory whose name includes extensions such as .com, .exe, .sh, .cgi, or .dll, aka the "Virtual Directory Naming" vulnerability

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MEDIUM

IIS 4.0 and Site Server 3.0 allow remote attackers to read source code for ASP files if the file is in a virtual directory whose name includes extensions such as .com, .exe, .sh, .cgi, or .dll, aka the "Virtual Directory Naming" vulnerability

Published Mar 22, 2000

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 34.85%

Description

IIS 4.0 and Site Server 3.0 allow remote attackers to read source code for ASP files if the file is in a virtual directory whose name includes extensions such as .com, .exe, .sh, .cgi, or .dll, aka the "Virtual Directory Naming" vulnerability.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

34.85% 0.34852

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.34852

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	34.85% (0.34852)	98.39th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	34.85% (0.34852)	98.22th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	46.05% (0.46048)	97.37th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	29.38% (0.29376)	94.63th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	46.05% (0.46048)	97.34th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.52% (0.01525)	87.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 8, 2024	1.52% (0.01525)	86.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.52% (0.01525)	84.96th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	11.68% (0.11676)	95.15th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	11.68% (0.11676)	94.76th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	11.68% (0.11676)	88.93th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ238606
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
http://www.osvdb.org/8098
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-058
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Link	Providers	Tags
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3B%5BLN%5D%3BQ238606		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSKB
http://www.osvdb.org/8098		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/1999/ms99-058		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 22, 2000

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jan 11, 2000

Link CVE-2000-0025

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2000-0025

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-0025