bugtraq - Re: Microsoft Internet Explorer ImageMap URL Spoof Vulnerability

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Message-ID: <20040528055741.GC1015@straylight.m.ringlet.net>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 08:57:42 +0300
From: Peter Pentchev <roam@...glet.net>
To: sandrijeski@...oo.com
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Microsoft Internet Explorer ImageMap URL Spoof Vulnerability

On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 09:53:33AM -0000, sandrijeski@...oo.com wrote:
> In-Reply-To: <40A90108.9000301@...czaba.com>
> 
> I can't see this as vulnerability because its legal code I do
> something similar without using image map for my site to hide the
> affiliate tracking code.
> 
> This is the code:
> <a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.the-url-you-see.com;return true" 
> title="The Link"
> onmouseout="window.status='Whatever-you-like-here';return true"
> href='http://www.some-other-url.com'>The link</a>
> 
> living example: http://lotdcrew.org/drunkteam_new/page/affiliates.php

Well, yes, it's true that with JavaScript and window.status we can never
trust the status line again, but the point of the original posting was
that this could be done on browsers with JavaScript *disabled*.

G'luck,
Peter

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