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CVE-2014-4078

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 20.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-11-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The IP Security feature in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.0 and 8.5 does not properly process wildcard allow and deny rules for domains within the "IP Address and Domain Restrictions" list, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass an intended rule set via an HTTP request, aka "IIS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft IIS: 8.0, 8.5

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70937
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031194
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-076
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70937
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031194
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2014/ms14-076

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