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Ultimate PHP Board users.dat Information Disclosure

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tries to get the users.dat file and checks UPB version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running Ultimate PHP Board (UPB).

The remote version of this software is prone to a weak password encryption
vulnerability and may store the users.dat file under the web document root
with insufficient access control.

See also : http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/402506
http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/402461
Solution : Unknown at this time.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 13975

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Copyright (C) 2005 Josh Zlatin-Amishav

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