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CVE-2010-2731

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 31.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2010-09-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.1 on Windows XP SP3, when directory-based Basic Authentication is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and execute ASP files via a crafted request, aka "Directory Authentication Bypass Vulnerability."

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-065
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6942
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-065
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6942

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