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Inaccessible Port 80 - Pentest
From: "arvind doraiswamy" <arvind.doraiswamy () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:15:14 +0530
Hey Guys, Very recently we did a PenTest for a client where we came across a strange(atleast to me) situation. Had an IP block which on scanning revealed only port 80 open which sounded ok. Any kind of requests though from the external world - I tried from multiple IP's and even through TOR were blocked by a firewall which kept displaying its custom "Access denied" page. So obviously there was some kind of IP based restriction in place which said -- Only these IP's can connect to whatever is running on port 80. No problems till here. My question is: Why would anyone want to have a live server on the Internet, open one port on it and then block it from public use? Obvious answers that sprung to mind were: a) Maybe its an internal server running a web app to be accessed only internally ----- So why is it public , in the DMZ then? Shouldnt it be on the internal network? b) Maybe some hosts/apps on the internal network needed to connect to port 80 of a DMZ server before going out? ------ Then again why is it public. These servers could be placed on an internal segment and the traffic could be NATTEd before it goes out like all other Internet destined traffic. And Secondly I am not able to think of a situation like this --- What traffic apart from a proxy could behave this way --- where I have -- Internal IP -------> DMZIP:80 ---------> Internet ? And mind you this wasnt just 1 IP - there were many, so I'm quite sure I've missed something. What are your thoughts? Thnx Arvind ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Cenzic Top 5 Common Mistakes in Securing Web Applications Get 45 Min Video and PPT Slides www.cenzic.com/landing/securityfocus/hackinar ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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