CVE-1999-0407: Microsoft Internet Information Server

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 5.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

By default, IIS 4.0 has a virtual directory /IISADMPWD which contains files that can be used as proxies for brute force password attacks, or to identify valid users on the system.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Information Server: version 4.0 only

Published 1999-02-09. Last modified 2026-06-16.