RE: Injection attacks in ASPX/ASP.NET applications

[Wong Yu Liang <wong.yuliang () vads com>]

Correct me if I'm wrong,

1. asp & asp.net are different.

2. aspx by default does not displays error messages by default which makes sql injection harder

4. having some background on asp , it's whole different thing than asp.net.
By default a lot of asp.net feature made it more secured.



-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Baykal, Adnan (CSCIC)
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 5:34 AM
To: Morning Wood; Nikhil Wagholikar; pen-test
Subject: RE: Injection attacks in ASPX/ASP.NET applications

I agree with Wood on his statement. how can we forget about the latest automated sql injection attack on the internet 
that targeted asp pages and successfully injected malicious scripts into over 500,000 websites. Now there is something 
to say about that... asp apps are not any more secure than other apps on the web.


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From: listbounce () securityfocus com on behalf of Morning Wood
Sent: Sat 8/30/2008 3:33 PM
To: Nikhil Wagholikar; pen-test
Subject: Re: Injection attacks in ASPX/ASP.NET applications



any common sql injection tool will make mincemeat out of most asp/aspx
sites.
 I really dont know how you can say ASP is so secure,
 as it has not been my experience as a penetration expert.

try to google "login" "filetype:asp"  go to a login page, enterr a valid
username and 'OR' as the password... i say 20% of all asp sites are
vulnerable to this simple sql injection technique.

simply dont know how you can make a statement as this.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Nikhil Wagholikar" <visitnikhil () gmail com>
To: "pen-test" <pen-test () securityfocus com>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:51 AM
Subject: Injection attacks in ASPX/ASP.NET applications


> Hello All,
>
> Now-a-days lots of websites/web based application are developed in
> ASP.NET. ASP.NET implementation is considered to be one of the most
> secured implementation of all technologies currently available in the
> market. One of the reasons for this is ASP.NET's built-in powerful
> security feature, which doesn't execute any malicious inputs from the
> client.
>
> It would be great, if anyone could share their experience about
> hacking into an ASP.NET (basically ASPX) application through
> "Injection" vulnerabilities/attacks.
>
> Basically I wish to hear your views on:
>
> 1. What are the problems with ASP.NET built-in feature? (like
> <customErrors mode="Off"> by default).
> 2. What input can be given, that can easily/guaranteed by-pass
> ASP.NET's built-in security feature? (Ex: SQL Injection is still
> possible in ASPX even when ValidateRequest="true" is present)
> 3. Is there any tool specially developed for finding vulnerabilities
> in ASP.NET application from penetration testing/vulnerability
> assessment point of view?
> 4. Any free tool and thorough methodology, that could help one in
> doing source code audit/review of ASP.NET (ASPX) application? (I know
> one tool to be scancode.py)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ---
> Nikhil Wagholikar
> Practice Lead | Security Assessment and Digital Forensics
> NII Consulting
> Web: http://www.niiconsulting.com/
> Security Product: http://www.niiconsulting.com/Products.html
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