Front Page 97 bug is the latest problem for Microsoft

Microsoft has discovered a bug in a Front Page 1.0 and 97 feature called"WebBots" that could potentially allow unauthorized users browsing the site to modify Web pages. Microsoft recommends that anyone using the WebBots feature download a patch for

Paul Thurrott

March 17, 1997

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Microsoft has discovered a bug in a Front Page 1.0 and 97 feature called"WebBots" that could potentially allow unauthorized users browsing the site to modify Web pages. Microsoft recommends that anyone using the WebBots feature download a patch for the Front Page server extensions.

In other bug news, a security hole was found in the Macromedia ShockwavePlug-in for Netscape Navigator that can expose e-mail and other programsto unauthorized users. Macromedia is working on a fix.

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Paul Thurrott

Paul Thurrott is senior technical analyst for Windows IT Pro. He writes the SuperSite for Windows, a weekly editorial for Windows IT Pro UPDATE, and a daily Windows news and information newsletter called WinInfo Daily UPDATE.

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