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WebDAV enabled

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the presence of WebDAV

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote server is running with WebDAV enabled.

Description :

WebDAV is an industry standard extension to the HTTP specification.
It adds a capability for authorized users to remotely add and manage
the content of a web server.

If you do not use this extension, you should disable it.

Solution :

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=241520

Network Security Threat Level:

None / CVSS Base Score : 0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:N/A:N/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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