Are there any security problems with webMathematica?

A potential security problem exists in webMathematica 1.0.0 and 1.0.0.1. The problem can allow read access to files on the computer on which webMathematica is running.

Replace your MSP servlet with a new one available from http://support.wolfram.com/allplatforms/MSP.class. The new servlet can be installed as described below:

The MSP.class file is typically found inside the webMathematica web application in the WEB-INF/classes directory. On Windows a typical location would be:

C:\Program Files\Apache Tomcat 4.0\webapps\webMathematica\WEB-INF\classes

while on Linux/Unix a typical location would be:

/usr/local/tomcat/webapps/webMathematica/WEB-INF/classes

After installing the new MSP.class you should restart your server.

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