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Re: posting xss notifications in sites vs software packages


From: Info <info () inshell net>
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:18 +0100

A general question: is it legal to search for XSS vulnerabilities on
custom websites ?

Julien



On 02/08/2012 04:37 PM, Packet Storm wrote:
On Tue, Feb 07, 2012 at 06:18:24PM -0500, b wrote:
What is the point of posting notifications of XSS vulnerabilities in
specific web sites instead of alerts of xss vulns in specific software
packages?

This question was prompted by all the postings by that vulnerability lab
stuff.
In some cases, a cross site scripting vulnerability in a given site can affect a large user base and the code is 
custom to the business.  As an example, a cross site scripting issue in gmail is probably more catastrophic than a 
cross site scripting vuln in some half-rate CMS.  Not to mention there's the other situation where small website 
design shops repackage other open source code, brand it as part of their offering, and never provide updates to their 
customers.  The Internet is a mess.  $0.02

-Todd

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