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WebLibs File Disclosure

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of a WebLibs File Disclosure

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running 'WebLibs', a CGI written in Perl.

Due to incorrect parsing of incoming data, a possible hacker can
cause the CGI to return arbitrary files as the result of the CGI.

Solution : Delete weblibs.pl
Risk factor: High

Networks Security ID: 11848

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus

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