Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-1476
CVE-2020-1476
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.
Affected products
19cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 2.0.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 3.5.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 3.5.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 4.7.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 4.8.0
- (no CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 3.0
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1476nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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