Classic ASP application does not work on Plesk for Windows server: error ‘80004005’

Symptoms

• Classic ASP application hosted on a Plesk for Windows server shows the following error in the browser when the option IIS Manager > server_hostname > Sites > example.com > ASP > Send Errors To Browser is set to True :

  error '80004005'

• In the latest IIS log in %plesk_vhosts%example.comlogsiisW3SVC9, the above error reflects with the following record cs-uri-stem for this request:

  ... POST /test.asp |2|80004005|- 80 ...

Cause

Plesk bug PPPM-3905 which is caused by the Mod Security bug: “Error 80004005 in classic ASP #613”.
Refer to the https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/issues/613 for details.

Resolution

1. Log into Plesk.

2. Apply one of the following workarounds:

   For one domain

   1. Go to Domains > example.com > Web Application Firewall.

   2. Switch off the option Web application firewall mode and click OK or Apply to save the changes:

      

   For all domains

   Warning: This resolution can cause slowing down the server performance and memory leaks.

   1. Go to Tools & Settings > Web Application Firewall.

   2. Add the directive SecStreamInBodyInspection On to the field Custom directives and click OK to apply the changes: