Re: Facebook Attach EXE Vulnerability

[Vipul Agarwal <vipul () nuttygeeks com>]

Nice one Nathan :)

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:33 PM, Dan Ballance <tzewang.dorje () gmail com>wrote:

> Is this for real? If so, this is a huge scandal imho. Such a simple error
> for a Facebook developer to make.
> On 27 Oct 2011 13:53, "Nathan Power" <np () securitypentest com> wrote:
>
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 1. Summary:
> >
> > When using the Facebook 'Messages' tab, there is a feature to attach a
> > file.
> > Using this feature normally, the site won't allow a user to attach an
> > executable file.
> > A bug was discovered to subvert this security mechanisms. Note, you do NOT
> > have
> > to be friends with the user to send them a message with an attachment.
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Read the rest of this advisory here:
> >
> > http://www.securitypentest.com/2011/10/facebook-attach-exe-vulnerability.html
> >
> >
> > Enjoy :)
> >
> >
> > Nathan Power
> > www.securitypentest.com
> >
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Vipul Agarwal

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