Symptoms
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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'
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In the latest IIS log inÂ
%plesk_vhosts%example.comlogsiisW3SVC9
, the above error reflects with the following recordcs-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
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Apply one of the following workarounds:
For one domain
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Go to Domains > example.com > Web Application Firewall.
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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.
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Go to Tools & Settings > Web Application Firewall.
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Add the directive
SecStreamInBodyInspection On
to the field Custom directives and click OK to apply the changes:
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