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PHP4 Physical Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tests for PHP4 Physical Path Disclosure Vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
PHP4 will reveal the physical path of the
webroot when asked for a non-existent PHP4 file.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of php and apache
Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 4056

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Renaud Deraison

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