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IBM WebSphere Application Server '%20' source disclosure

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Attempts to read the source of a jsp page

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server is affected by an information disclosure flaw.

Description :

It is possible to make the remote web server disclose the source code
of its JSP pages by requesting the .jsp file with a '%20' appended to
the request.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to get the source code of your CGIs and
possibly to obtain passwords and other relevant information about this
host.

See also :

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24013142

Solution :

Apply version 6.1.0 Fix Pack 2 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 20455

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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