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Vulnerability Assessment Details

zml.cgi Directory Traversal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
zml.cgi is vulnerable to an exploit which lets an attacker view any file that the cgi/httpd user has access to.

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote host contains a CGI script that is prone to directory
traversal attacks.

Description :

ZML.cgi is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack. It enables a
remote attacker to view any file on the computer with the rights of
the cgi/httpd user.

See also :

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0086.html

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 4
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:C)

Networks Security ID: 3759

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2001 H D Moore & Drew Hintz ( http://guh.nu )

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