Allaire Security Bulletin (ASB00-12)
                  ClusterCATS Appends Stale Query String to URL Line during HTML Redirection

                  Originally Posted: May 8, 2000
                  Last Updated: May 8, 2000 

                  Summary

                  A patch is available to eliminate a security vulnerability affecting ClusterCATS. The vulnerability
                  potentially releases confidential query string information on redirect.

                  Issue

                  This issue is clearly explained in the Allaire Knowledge Base Article (15607): "ClusterCATS may
                  append stale query string arguments to a URL when performing a HTTP redirect. This can be a
                  security problem if the stale information includes usernames and passwords."

                  Affected Software Versions

                       ClusterCATS ColdFusion 

                  What Allaire is Doing

                  Allaire has published this bulletin, notifying customers of the problem. Allaire has also released a
                  patch that will resolve the issue. The patch is available for download and installation. Allaire also
                  recommends that users install sample applications and documentation on secured development
                  servers, and not on production servers.

                  Download - ClusterCATS ColdFusion Stale Query String During Redirect Patch

                  What Customers Should Do

                  There is a patch available to correct this problem. It is detailed in the following Allaire
                  Knowledge Base Article (15607):

                  http://www.allaire.com/Handlers/index.cfm?ID=15607&Method=Full

                  Please note: this issue and patch may not be required for all users. Allaire customers
                  should review all material in the Allaire Knowledge Base Article and related documents
                  carefully before applying the patch. As always, customers should test patch changes in
                  a testing environment before modifying production servers.

                  Revisions
                  May 8, 2000 -- Bulletin first created.

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