irsdl/IIS-ShortName-Scanner
latest version of scanners for IIS short filename (8.3) disclosure vulnerability observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4510
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1095
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1691 stars · 270 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Java-based scanner that detects and exploits the Microsoft IIS short file name (8.3) disclosure vulnerability using tilde (~) character requests. It can enumerate hidden files and directories on vulnerable IIS servers, including IIS 10 on Windows Server 2022.
Use cases
- enumerate hidden files and folders on IIS servers
- test IIS servers for the 8.3 short name disclosure vulnerability
- discover .aspx endpoints not linked on a website
- audit Windows web servers for information disclosure flaws
- recover full file names from short names using dictionaries
When to choose
- penetration testing IIS web servers
- auditing legacy Windows hosting environments
- verifying mitigations for the tilde character vulnerability
When to avoid
- scanning non-IIS web servers like nginx or Apache
- you prefer the modern Go reimplementation shortscan
- you need a well-maintained, cleanly structured codebase
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
security http-client penetration-testing security penetration-testing web-development cross-platform jvm cli iis vulnerability-scanner 8.3-shortname information-disclosure java
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/irsdl/IIS-ShortName-Scanner · fetched 2026-08-28 · 75fda5190b2c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| irsdl/IIS-ShortName-Scanner | main | 32 |
For agents
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