full-disclosure - Re: NSOADV-2010-002: Google Wave Design Bugs

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Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:11:21 +1100
From: dramacrat <yirimyah@...il.com>
To: NSO Research <nso-research@...iriu.de>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: NSOADV-2010-002: Google Wave Design Bugs

This is the stupidest advisory I have read on this list in at least two
months.

2010/1/19 NSO Research <nso-research@...iriu.de>

> _________________________________________
> Security Advisory NSOADV-2010-002
> _________________________________________
> _________________________________________
>
>
>  Title:                  Google Wave Design Bugs
>  Severity:               Low
>  Advisory ID:            NSOADV-2010-002
>  Found Date:             16.11.2009
>  Date Reported:          18.11.2009
>  Release Date:           19.01.2010
>  Author:                 Nikolas Sotiriu (lofi)
>  Mail:                   nso-research at sotiriu.de
>  URL:                    http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2010-002.txt
>  Vendor:                 Google (http://www.google.com/)
>  Affected Products:      Google Wave Preview (Date: =< 14.01.2010)
>  Not Affected Component: Google Wave Preview (Date: >= 14.01.2010)
>  Remote Exploitable:     Yes
>  Local Exploitable:      No
>  Patch Status:           partially patched
>  Discovered by:          Nikolas Sotiriu
>  Disclosure Policy:      http://sotiriu.de/policy.html
>  Thanks to:              Thierry Zoller: For the permission to use his
>                                          Policy
>
>
>
> Background:
> ===========
>
> Google Wave is an online tool for real-time communication and
> collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where
> people can discuss and work together using richly formatted text,
> photos, videos, maps, and more.
>
> (Product description from Google Website)
>
>
>
> Description:
> ============
>
> All this possible attacks are the result of playing 4 hours with Google
> Wave. I didn't check all the funny stuff, which is possible with the Wave.
>
>
>
> 1. Gadget phishing attack:
> --------------------------
>
> The Google Wave Gadget API can be used for phishing attacks.
>
> An attacker can build his own phishing Gadget, share it with his Google
> Wave contacts an hopefully get the login credentials from a user.
>
> This behavior is normal. The Problem is, that this "bug" makes it easier
> to steal logins.
>
>
> 2. Virus spreading attack:
> --------------------------
>
> Uploads Files are not scanned for malicious code.
>
> An attacker could upload his malware to a wave and share it to his
> Google Wave contacts.
>
>
>
> Proof of Concept :
> ==================
>
> A proof of concept gadget can be found here:
> http://sotiriu.de/demos/phgadget.xml
>
>
>
> Solution:
> =========
>
> 1. No changes made here.
>   Workaround: Don't trust Waves.
>
> 2. Google builds in AV scanning.
>
>
>
> Disclosure Timeline (YYYY/MM/DD):
> =================================
>
> 2009.11.16: Vulnerability found
> 2009.11.17: Sent PoC, Advisory, Disclosure policy and planned disclosure
>            date (2009.12.03) to Vendor
> 2009.11.23: Vendor response
> 2009.12.01: Ask for a status update, because the planned release date is
>            2009.12.03.
> 2009.12.03: Google Security Team asks for 2 more week to patch.
> 2009.12.03: Changed release date to 2009.12.17.
> 2009.12.15: Ask for a status update, because the planned release date is
>            2009.12.17. => No Response
> 2009.12.21: Ask for a status update.
> 2009.12.29: Google Security Team informs me, that there are no changes
>            made before 2010.01.03.
> 2010.01.14: Google Security Team informs me, that uploaded files will be
>            now scanned for malware. Google Gadgets will be not updated.
> 2010.01.19: Release of this Advisory
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