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pmachine cross site scripting

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of search/index.php

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of pMachine which is vulnerable
to two flaws :
- It is vulnerable to a path disclosure problem which may permit
a possible hacker to gain more knowledge about this host

- It is vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting attack which may permit
a possible hacker to steal the cookies of the legitimates users of
this service

Solution : None at this time. Disable this CGI suite
Network Security Threat Level: Low / Medium

Networks Security ID: 7980, 7981

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security

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