Back - Refresh - Attack To Obtain User Credentials

Disclosed: 2014-07-23 16:40:23 By xtross1 To phabricator
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Vulnerability Details
Back - refresh attack is attack which enables an adversary to obtain application credentials by going by to previous page and re-submitting the expired-document. How to perform: 1. Register to https://<some-site>/auth/register/ 2. Once registered, press "Back" on the browser window. Now you'll see the "Document Expired" page. 3. Now run an interceptor (burp/tamper data) 4. Click "Tray again" on the web page 5. Click "Re-send data" 6. Watch the intercepted request. You'll observe that login credentials both email and passwords being resubmitted by browser get captured.
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Report Stats
  • Report ID: 21064
  • State: Closed
  • Substate: informative
  • Upvotes: 2
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