full-disclosure - Re: Google Search Feature Exploitation Scenario

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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:50:57 +1200
From: Nick FitzGerald <nick@...us-l.demon.co.uk>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Google Search Feature Exploitation Scenario

Cal Leeming wrote:

> Didn't seem to wrok for me:
> 
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=easyratemortage+tax+deductible+mortgage
>   +refinancing+strategy&btnI=AaEbK6r0Kz0r9JU4b

It certainly did when I first reported that URL back in Sep 2007.

A far from exhaustive bit of testing just now shows that it appears 
that Google is doing a Referer check on just those search terms (not 
just on the order), as you can do an "I'm feeling Lucky" search _from 
Google_ for those terms and get auto-redirected to the top search 
result, but if you just hit one of those search URLs with the IFL flag, 
you get the search results rather than an auto-redirect.

Did you think to try some less well-publicized URL abusing this 
functionality?

I wonder which other (if any) IFL abuse URLs that have been used in 
spam, scams and such Google blocks?

Regards,

Nick FitzGerald

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