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RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent For Web XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Test for XSS flaw in RSA Security RSA Authentication Agent For Web

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host seems to be running the RSA Security RSA Authentication
Agent for web.

The remote version of this software is contains an input validation
flaw in the 'postdata' variable. A possible hacker may use it to perform a
cross site scripting attack.

Solution: Upgraded to version 5.3 or newer.
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 13168

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 David Maciejak

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