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WebActive world readable log file

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Requests /active.log

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to obtain the remote WebActive logfile by
requesting the file /active.log

A possible hacker may use this to obtain valuable information about
your site, such as who visits it and how popular it is.

Solution : use another web server, as WebActive is not maintained.
If you are using WindowsNT, then remove read access to this
file.

Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID: 1497

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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