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Vignette Application Portal Information Disclosure

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Request /portal/diag

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running Vignette Application Portal, a commercially available
portal suite.

There is an information disclosure vulnerability in the remote version
of this software. A possible hacker can request the diagnostic utility which
will disclose information about the remote site by requesting /portal/diag/.

See also : http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2004/a092804-1.txt
Solution : Restrict access to the diag directory
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 11267

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