CVE-2003-1567 | Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) - Web Server Operational Intel

Executive Risk Summary

"The TRACK method in Microsoft IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to steal cookies and authentication credentials by reading the contents of the HTTP headers. This vulnerability can be exploited to bypass the HttpOnly protection mechanism, similar to cross-site tracing (XST) using HTTP TRACE."

Anticipated Attack Path

1. Send a TRACK request to the vulnerable IIS server
2. Read the contents of the HTTP headers in the response
3. Steal cookies and authentication credentials

Am I Vulnerable?

Verify if IIS 5.0 is installed and exposed to the internet
Check if the TRACK method is enabled
Test for vulnerability using a tool like Burp Suite or ZAP

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Service

Target Asset w3svc

Standard Path C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\w3svc.dll

PowerShell

# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: w3svc (Service)
$Targets = 'w3svc'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Moderate, may require restarting the IIS service

Internal Work Notes

Vulnerability in IIS 5.0 allows remote attackers to steal sensitive information, patching and restarting the service is required to mitigate the risk.

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