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PHP-Nuke' opendir

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Determine if a remote host is vulnerable to the opendir.php vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host has the CGI 'opendir.php' installed. This
CGI permits anyone to read arbitrary files with the rights
of the web server (usually root or nobody).

Solution : upgrade your version of phpnuke
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison

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