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Check for bdir.htr files

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for existence of bdir.htr Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The file bdir.htr is a default IIS files which can give a malicious user a lot of unnecessary information about your file system. Specifically, the bdir.htr script permits the user to browse and create files on hard drive. As this includes critical system files, it is highly possible that the attacker will be able to use this script to escalate rights and gain 'Administrator' access. Example, http://target/scripts/iisadmin/bdir.htr??c:\ Solution: If you do not need these files, then delete them, otherwise use suitable access control lists to ensure that the files are not world-readable. Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: By John Lampe....j_lampe@bellsouth.net

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