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Terminal Services Web Detection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Find instances of tsweb

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

Terminal Services Client ActiveX is available.

Description :

The remote host appears to be configured to facilitate the client
download of an ActiveX Terminal Services Client. So, users can access the
web page and click a 'connect' button which will prompt a client-side download
of a .cab file which will be used to connect the client directly to a
terminal services server using Remote Desktop Protocol -- RDP. Of course,
you will want to manually inspect this page for possible information regarding
systems offering RDP access, system information, IP addressing information, etc.

Solution :

password protect access to the 'tsweb' resource.

Network Security Threat Level:

None / CVSS Base Score : 0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:N/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID:

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