CVE-2000-0942: Microsoft Indexing Service

Medium severity, CVSS 5.1. EPSS: 22.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The CiWebHitsFile component in Microsoft Indexing Services for Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to conduct a cross site scripting (CSS) attack via a CiRestriction parameter in a .htw request, aka the "Indexing Services Cross Site Scripting" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Microsoft Indexing Service: any version

Published 2000-12-19. Last modified 2026-09-23.