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Codebrws.asp Source Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tests for presence of Codebrws.asp

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Microsoft's IIS 5.0 web server is shipped with a set of
sample files to demonstrate different features of the ASP
language. One of these sample files permits a remote user to
view the source of any file in the web root with the extension
.asp, .inc, .htm, or .html.

Solution:

Remove the /IISSamples virtual directory using the Internet Services Manager.
If for some reason this is not possible, removing the following ASP script will
fix the problem:

This path assumes that you installed IIS in c:\inetpub

c:\inetpub\iissamples\sdk\asp\docs\CodeBrws.asp

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 167

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Moore / HD Moore

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