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Surf Jack - HTTPS will not save you
From: publists () enablesecurity com
Date: 11 Aug 2008 09:46:55 -0000
Say hello to a new security tool called Surf Jack which demonstrates a security flaw found in various public sites. The proof of concept tool allows testers to steal session cookies on HTTP and HTTPS sites that do not set the Cookie secure flag. Tool: http://surfjack.googlecode.com/ Short paper: http://resources.enablesecurity.com/resources/Surf%20Jacking.pdf Screencast: http://www.vimeo.com/1507697 This research was done independently from Mike Perry's[1], but it appears to be effectively the same thing. [1] https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-16/dc-16-speakers.html#Perry -- Sandro Gauci EnableSecurity Web: http://enablesecurity.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Watchfire Methodologies & Tools for Web Application Security Assessment With the rapid rise in the number and types of security threats, web application security assessments should be considered a crucial phase in the development of any web application. What methodology should be followed? What tools can accelerate the assessment process? Download this Whitepaper today! https://www.watchfire.com/securearea/whitepapers.aspx?id=70170000000940F -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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