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CVSweb detection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains whether cvsweb.cgi is installed on the remote host

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server host the 'cvsweb' CGI

Description :

CVSweb is a web interface for a CVS repository. It permits
users to browse through the history of the source code of
a given project.

If you environement contains sensitive source code, the access
to this CGI should be password protected.

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:

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