full-disclosure - Re: Konqueror: URL address bar spoofing vulnerabilities

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Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:13:05 +0200
From: Robert Swiecki <jagger@...ecki.net>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Konqueror: URL address bar spoofing
	vulnerabilities

paraw wrote:

>> The first example uses setInterval() call with relatively small interval
>> value (e.g. 0) to change window.location property. A browser is
>> entrapped within the attacking web site while the user thinks that
>> browser actually left the page.
>> http://alt.swiecki.net/konq2.html
>> [...]
> 
> Didn't really work on my computer. The content of the address bar could be seen changing
> continuously between swiecki.net and google.com, probably in a way similar to what happens with Safari.

I tested this one with Konqueror 3.5.5 (on Debian Etch) and it worked
for me. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

>> Tested with Konqueror 3.5.7 on Linux 2.6
> 
> Again, it didn't work. My address bar showed "%20@....swiecki.net/saft2.html", aligned to the right.

I suppose this behaviour is related to this patch
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064654.html

It seems to me that only patched konquerors are vulnerable :)

-- 
Robert Swiecki

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