Why allow flash footers?

January 6th, 2009
  • Why does this community allow flash footers? Isn't there a potential exploit, allowing users to hijack accounts and steal passwords?


  • well that's odd. Over at another forum we have contacted macromedia about this security hole back in july.. they said they "have this issue resolved and will be releasing a player very shortly (but within the month of July) as we announced previous." By now i think everyone would've upgraded they're player.. :-


  • Maybe what Im thinking of is something completely different


  • whaddya mean you lock your files ???


  • I think senocular was talking about this
    http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/allow_script_access.htm

    AllowScriptAccess can prevent a SWF file hosted from one domain from accessing a script in an HTML page that comes from another domain. Using AllowScriptAccess="never" for all SWF files hosted from another domain can ensure security of scripts located in an HTML page.
    What if both the swf and script are on the same domain?


  • Senocular, what you said is not true. The issue has not been corrected.


  • how did you do that?


  • Isn't there a potential exploit, allowing users to hijack accounts and steal passwords?

    hehe we are a peaceful community - who would ever think of hacking into our little Kirupaville ?
    Besides Flash Footers Rock - get one :beam: !


  • unless you dont have any recent flash player installed, everything should be fine..


  • I (kamyab) am able to sign into mlk's account, so something is deffinately wrong.


  • A while ago, yes. It has since been 'corrected' - its effects can be avoided by the html code used to embed the swf.


  • I will let you know in a PM
    [edit]
    ahmed, thats it. Well, almost.


  • I read somewhere it can be prevented with the html embed


  • Not here, apparently


  • ooops

    jubba - http://eyeonsecurity.net/papers/flash-xss.htm :)







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