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Ultraseek < 5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for Ultraseek < 5.7

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server is affected by multiple issues.

Description :

The remote host is running Ultraseek, an enterprise web search engine.

According to the version in its banner, an unauthenticated remote
attacker reportedly can use '/highlight/index.html' script on the
remote install of Ultraseek as a proxy to launch web attacks or even
enumerate internal addresses and ports.

In addition, the remote software also suffers from numerous
information disclosure vulnerabilities through other scripts.

See also :

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-042.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451847/30/0/threaded
http://www.ultraseek.com/support/docs/RELNOTES.txt

Solution :

Upgrade to Ultraseek 5.7 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 3.3
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/I:C/A:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 21120

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