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LeifWright's blog.cgi command execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for command execution in LeifWright's blog.cgi

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running LeifWright's blog.cgi - a CGI designed to
handle personal web logs (or 'blogs').

There is a bug in this software which may permit a possible hacker to execute
arbitrary commands on the remote web server with the rights of the
web user.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of blog.cgi or disable this software.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 9539

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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