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quickstore traversal (2)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of /cgi-bin/quickstore.cgi

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The CGI 'quickstore.cgi' is installed. This CGI has
a well documented security flaw that lets a possible hacker read arbitrary
files with the rights of the http daemon (usually root or nobody).

Solution : remove it from /cgi-bin or upgrade to the latest version.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Renaud Deraison

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