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RE: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration
From: "David Thomson" <dave () enfinityhost com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:09:38 -0700
Defenition from Google, on XSS. Cross site scripting (XSS) is a type of computer security exploit where information from one context, where it is not trusted, can be inserted into another context, where it is. From the trusted context, an attack can be launched. Note that although cross site scripting is also sometimes abbreviated "CSS", it has nothing to do with the Cascading Style Sheets technology that is more commonly called CSS. Example: A XSS attack is something that an attacker performs, not an admin. You can use XSS to retrieve session information, cookies, md5 hashs, password hashes all from within a web browser, no need to be an admin. Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: Jessica Hope [mailto:jessicasaulhope () googlemail com] Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 1:49 PM To: bugtraq () securityfocus com Subject: Re: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration I never quite get what the point of these reports are. Unless I'm mistaken, in order to do *any* of those XSS attacks, you have to be an admin already. At which point the attacks become pointless (as why XSS when you can just nab a backup of their database?) Are you going to go to, say, vB's style editor next and say "OMG you can put XSS in it?!" Here's a little secret, database restore options on any forum package out there allows you to execute any SQL you wish! You just need to be an admin to do it. Pointless. Jessica
Current thread:
- XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration renatrix (Jul 15)
- Re: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration Jessica Hope (Jul 18)
- RE: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration David Thomson (Jul 22)
- Re: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration Jessica Hope (Jul 22)
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- Re: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration Jessica Hope (Jul 22)
- RE: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration David Thomson (Jul 22)
- Re: XSS phpBB 2.0.21 in administration Jessica Hope (Jul 18)