Internet Information ServicesApplication · Microsoft

CVE-1999-0233

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 1996-02-25
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IIS 1.0 allows users to execute arbitrary commands using .bat or .cmd files.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

IIS 1.0 contains a command injection vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands through .bat or .cmd files. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation when IIS processes batch file requests, enabling attackers to inject shell commands that execute with the privileges of the web server process.

MitigationUpgrade from IIS 1.0 to a supported IIS version with current security patches, or decommission the legacy system. If continued operation is required, disable .bat and .cmd handler mappings and restrict executable permissions to prevent command execution via the web server.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Internet Information ServicesApplication
Affected:= 1.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify if IIS is installed and running
    Check the Windows Services list for 'IIS' or 'World Wide Web Publishing Service', or check if port 80 is listening using 'netstat -an | findstr :80'
    Affected if IIS is not installed or not running means not affected
  2. Confirm the exact IIS version
    Check the IIS version via the IIS Manager snap-in, the registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W3SVC\Parameters\MajorVersion, or by requesting a file from the web server and inspecting response headers
    Affected if The version must be exactly 1.0 to be affected; later versions are not vulnerable to this specific CVE
  3. Identify if .bat and .cmd handler mappings are enabled
    Open IIS Manager, navigate to the website or application, go to Handler Mappings, and look for entries named 'Batch' or 'CMD' or scripts mapped to .bat/.cmd extensions
    Affected if If .bat/.cmd handler mappings exist and are enabled, the command injection vector is present
  4. Check executable permissions on web content directories
    In IIS Manager, right-click the root website folder, select Permissions, or check the script permission setting under Home Directory in the website properties
    Affected if If Execute Permissions are set to 'Scripts and Executables' or 'Executables' in any web-accessible directory, arbitrary command execution is possible

The environment is affected only if IIS version 1.0 is running with .bat/.cmd handler mappings enabled and executable permissions granted to web directories.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade from IIS 1.0 to a supported IIS version with current security patches, or decommission the legacy system. If continued operation is required, disable .bat and .cmd handler mappings and restrict executable permissions to prevent command execution via the web server.

Fix this in Internet Information Services Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing16.0 h
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