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RE: Testing a web app with heavy JS use
From: "Eyal Udassin" <eyal () swiftcoders com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:05:13 +0200
Hi, When facing an application with complex logic performed on the client, I find that the most convenient way to test is to play by the rules when submitting the input in the browser, allowing it to perform whatever checks it wishes. Simply intercept the request with a proxy and manipulate the fields in the raw HTTP request. This is sometimes the only way to be able to intelligently test the application as the JS code might add parameters or perform some other critical functions that you might remove by accident when editing the HTML. Good luck, Eyal Udassin. -----Original Message----- From: tblinux () covad net [mailto:tblinux () covad net] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:54 PM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Testing a web app with heavy JS use Anybody know of a good way to strip or catch and manipulate input to a web app that uses JS to do error checking AND specify the input target address? ...oh and the "submit button" is JS driven too... Other than hand editing 30 screens of JS code? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 12 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Check out our Advanced Hacking course, learn to write exploits and attack security infrastructure. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Testing a web app with heavy JS use tblinux (Sep 11)
- Re: Testing a web app with heavy JS use Rogan Dawes (Sep 13)
- Re: Testing a web app with heavy JS use Ben Timby (Sep 13)
- RE: Testing a web app with heavy JS use Eyal Udassin (Sep 13)
- Re: Testing a web app with heavy JS use Cipher Louis (Sep 13)