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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Usermin Session ID Spoofing

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Spoofs a session ID

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote server is running a version of Usermin which is vulnerable
to Session ID spoofing.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to log in as root on this host,
and basically gain full control on it

Solution : upgrade to usermin 1.000
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 6915

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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