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Brio Unix Directory Traversal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Brio Unix Directory Traversal

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The Brio web application interface has a directory traversal
in the component 'odscgi'. A possible hacker may exploit this flaw to read
arbitrary files on the remote host by submitting a URL like :

http://www.example.com/ods-cgi/odscgi?HTMLFile=../../../../../../etc/passwd

Solution: Check www.brio.com for updated software.
Risk Factor: Medium

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Chris Foster

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