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RM SafetyNet Plus XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks RM SafetyNet Plus XSS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host runs SafetyNet Plus, a popular educational
filtering service.

This version is vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting due
to a lack of sanitization of user-supplied data.
Successful exploitation of this issue may permit a possible hacker to execute
malicious script code on a vulnerable server.

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

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 David Maciejak

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