Although it is not exactly clear what can be accessed from the apparent holes, the ex-hacker discovered he was able to access the FBI's Web site manager directory, showing a full directory listing of the FBI Web server.
Security experts suggest any hint of a vulnerability can make the sites a target for hackers.
You really don't want these pages to be visible outside the organization. It should be obscured. It should be internal. Both the FTC and FBI run Netscape Enterprise Server software. The Web sites offer access to the server's Publisher program, which when enabled gives authorized users access to make alterations to Web sites.