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CVE-2005-2678

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2005-08-23 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Microsoft IIS 5.1 and 6 allows remote attackers to spoof the SERVER_NAME variable to bypass security checks and conduct various attacks via a GET request with an http://localhost URI, which makes it appear as if the request is coming from localhost.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Internet Information ServerMicrosoft Internet Information Services

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References