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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Webchat code injection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of Webchat's defines.php

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a
remote code inclusion flaw.

Description :

The version of Webchat installed on the remote host permits a possible hacker
to read local files or execute PHP code, possibly taken from third-
party sites, subject to the permissions of the web server user id.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/313606

Solution :

Contact the vendor for a patch or remove the application.

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: 7000

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

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