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VsSetCookie.exe vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for the VsSetCookie.exe file

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The file VsSetCookie.exe exists on this webserver.
Some versions of this file are vulnerable to remote exploit.

Solution : remove it from /cgi-bin.
To manually test the server, you can try:
http:///cgi-bin/VsSetCookie.exe?vsuser=

With a correctly guessed User Name, you will gain full access to the CGI.

*** As Nessus solely relied on the banner of the remote host
*** this might be a false positive

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 3784

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 John Lampe

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