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SunONE Application Server source disclosure

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

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to make the remote web server disclose the source
code of its JSP pages by requesting the pages with a different
case (ie: filename.JSP instead of filename.jsp).

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

Solution : None at this time
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7709

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