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.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| 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. | 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. |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.505Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1476
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:15.367
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:13.517
Link: CVE-2020-1476
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