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Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:02:50 +0100
From: "Aaron Gray" <angray@...b.net>
To: <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: To XSS or not?

>how we will measure which one is major and which not ?
>major for you is minor for me and vice versa.

Major is an XSS on a well used "major"web site, or a financial based webh
site even if it is a "minor" web site. A "minor" XSS web vulnability is one
on a little known site.
Hope you argee with this definition.

>if we agree that XSS are vulns (i personally agree) then they deserve to
>be reported. Just look at the subject of the message that report a XSS
>and choose to read it or to not read it.

Yes I do, but I think a spcialized list is in order for web vulnabilities.

>XSS are based on bad code practices .. some day the programmers will
>learn to not make such mistakes if we point them. if we ignore them ....
>well security is not based on ignorance.

Yes I need to learn about this area as I am doing a couple of PHP&MySQL
based web sites myself and would like a specialized list to ask Q's on.

Regards,

Aaron

>Aaron Gray wrote:
>> Major ones could still be reported on the other lists.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>>> something like xsstraq powered on securityfocus should be cleaner yep :)
>>>
>>>> Maybe there should be a special XSS list that could specialize in
>>>> that area ?

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