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WebSpeed remote configuration

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks if webspeed can be administered

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains an application that is prone to privilege
escalation attacks.

Description :

The remote web server appears to be using Webspeed, a website creation
language used with database-driven websites.

The version of Webspeed installed on the remote host permits anonymous
access to the 'WSMadmin' utility, which is used configure Webspeed. An
attacker can exploit this issue to gain control of the affected
application.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-02/0013.html

Solution :

Edit the 'ubroker.properties' file and change 'AllowMsngrCmds=1' to
'AllowMsngrCmds=0'.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 7
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 969

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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