Multiple Browsers – Address bar Characters
################################################################# # Securitylab.ir ################################################################# # Application Info: # Name: Internet Explorer # Version: 8.0 # Other tested browsers that also automatically convert "\" to "/": # - Firefox v3.6 # - Google Chrome 4.0.249.78 (36714) ################################################################# Vulnerability: (IE address bar characters into a small feature) My IE 8 on the address bar will automatically enter the url of the "\" (0x5c) transformed into "/" (0x2f) Example: www.securitylab.ir<http://www.securitylab.ir> \ a Converted www.securitylab.ir/a<http://www.securitylab.ir/a> Recently found that some phishing sites take advantage of this feature to bypass some security checks, it is hereby to be a mark ################################################################# # Discoverd By: Pouya Daneshmand # Website: http://securitylab.ir # Contacts: admin[at]securitylab.ir & whh_iran[AT]yahoo.com ################################################################### |