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alibaba.pl

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of /cgi-bin/alibaba.pl

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The 'alibaba.pl' CGI script is installed on
this machine. This CGI script has a well documented security flaw that
would permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary commands on the
remote server.

Solution : Remove the 'alibaba.pl' script from your web server's
CGI directory (typically cgi-bin/).

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 770

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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