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MEDIUM · 5.5

CVE-2020-1476

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when ASP.NET or .NET web applications running on IIS improperly allow access to cached files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability c...

Vulnerability Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when ASP.NET or .NET web applications running on IIS improperly allow access to cached files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain access to restricted files. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to an affected server. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing how ASP.NET and .NET handle requests.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft.Net Framework2.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2008-
MicrosoftWindows 8.1-
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012-
MicrosoftWindows 101607
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016-
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019-
MicrosoftWindows 7sp1
MicrosoftWindows Rt 8.1-

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-1476?

CVE-2020-1476 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when ASP.NET or .NET web applications running on IIS improperly allow access to cached files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability c...

How severe is CVE-2020-1476?

CVE-2020-1476 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-1476?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Microsoft .Net Framework, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows 10.