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PerlDesk SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks if PerlDesk is vulnerable to a SQL injection attack

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running PerlDesk, a web-based helpdesk application
written in perl.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to several SQL
injection vulnerabilities which may permit a possible hacker to execute
arbitrary SQL statements on the remote SQL database.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of this software
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 12471

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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