bugtraq - Re: [WEB SECURITY] Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous

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Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:24:34 +0200
From: Amit Klein <aksecurity@...il.com>
To: "pdp (architect)" <pdp.gnucitizen@...glemail.com>
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com,
	Web Security <websecurity@...appsec.org>
Subject: Re: [WEB SECURITY] Universal XSS with PDF files: highly dangerous

pdp (architect) wrote:
> Amit, this is very interesting solution and it will probably work in
> most cases. However, if the attacker is able to upload PDF documents,
> he/she can craft one that will produce the desired result as soon as
> it gets opend by the user. This can be achieved by setting the PDF
> file to redirect. 
I agree. I was thinking about a solution to the fragment problem, which 
is the topic of the thread (and a much more widespread situation than 
PDF upload).

-Amit