The WebDAV extension in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 on Windows 2000 SP4 does not properly decode URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and possibly read or create files, via a crafted HTTP request, aka "IIS 5.0 WebDAV Authentication Bypass Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1535.
CVE-2009-1122
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 92% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.3% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- 13 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version right now
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 98%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
13 internet-exposed hosts are running an affected version of CVE-2009-1122 right now.
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- CVSS v3
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- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 10, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (14)
- secure@microsofthttp://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2009-June/002192.html
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35232
- secure@microsofthttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022358
- secure@microsofthttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- secure@microsofthttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1539
- secure@microsofthttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-020
- secure@microsofthttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5861
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2009-June/002192.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35232
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022358
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-160A.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1539
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2009/ms09-020
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5861
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-8806✓ verifiedFirst seen May 26, 2009
Microsoft IIS 6.0 - WebDAV Remote Authentication Bypass (2)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/ms09_020_webdav_unicode_bypass✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 1, 2009
MS09-020 IIS6 WebDAV Unicode Authentication Bypass
Open source ↗ - Metasploitauxiliary/scanner/http/dir_webdav_unicode_bypass✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 1, 2009
MS09-020 IIS6 WebDAV Unicode Auth Bypass Directory Scanner
Open source ↗
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