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Re: XSS vulnerabiilty testing and impact
From: "marko ruotsalainen" <chrome () liquidinfo net>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:05:06 +0300 (EEST)
Hi,
My question is if the user inputs are not displayed to any other users ANYWHERE in the application, what's the impact of this XSS vulnerability? Or are we still consider this as an XSS vulnerability? Can malicious intruders still take advantage of this?
The real issue is that the application allows HTML injection that results under certain circumstances to XSS. If there is no real impact, ie you basically can attack only yourself, then it is just HTML injection in my opinion (but should still be fixed). Other similar areas in the application should also be checked for same issue as it could surface in a more suitable place (from attacker point of view). If you can trick a user into clicking a link containing the HTML injection for that particular site (resulting in a normal page or error page) or if it is viewable by everyone in a forum/your user details etc site content, then I'd consider it an XSS vulnerability. -m- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Concerned about Web Application Security? Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the Analyst's Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications continue to rise, you need to proactively protect your applications from hackers. Cenzic has the most comprehensive solutions to meet your application security penetration testing and vulnerability management needs. You have an option to go with a managed service (Cenzic ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software (Cenzic Hailstorm). Download FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can help you: http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm your results from other product. Contact us at request () cenzic com for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- XSS vulnerabiilty testing and impact Rick Zhong (Jul 27)
- Re: XSS vulnerabiilty testing and impact marko ruotsalainen (Jul 27)
- Re: XSS vulnerabiilty testing and impact Robert E. Lee (Jul 27)
- RE: XSS vulnerabiilty testing and impact Arian J. Evans (Jul 27)