CAPEC-174: Flash Parameter Injection

Detailed Draft 严重程度: Medium 攻击可能性: High

CAPEC版本: 3.9

更新日期: 2023-01-24

攻击模式描述

An adversary takes advantage of improper data validation to inject malicious global parameters into a Flash file embedded within an HTML document. Flash files can leverage user-submitted data to configure the Flash document and access the embedding HTML document.

执行流程

步骤 1 Explore

[Spider] Using a browser or an automated tool, an adversary records all instances of HTML documents that have embedded Flash files. If there is an embedded Flash file, they list how to pass global parameters to the Flash file from the embedding object.

技术:
  • Use an automated tool to record all instances of URLs which have embedded Flash files and list the parameters passing to the Flash file.
  • Use a browser to manually explore the website to see whether the HTML document has embedded Flash files or not and list the parameters passing to the Flash file.
步骤 2 Experiment

[Determine the application susceptibility to Flash parameter injection] Determine the application susceptibility to Flash parameter injection. For each URL identified in the Explore phase, the adversary attempts to use various techniques such as DOM based, reflected, flashvars, and persistent attacks depending on the type of parameter passed to the embedded Flash file.

技术:
  • When the JavaScript 'document.location' variable is used as part of the parameter, inject '#' and the payload into the parameter in the URL.
  • When the name of the Flash file is exposed as a form or a URL parameter, the adversary injects '?' and the payload after the file name in the URL to override some global value.
  • When the arguments passed in the 'flashvars' attributes, the adversary injects '&' and payload in the URL.
  • If some of the attributes of the <object> tag are received as parameters, the 'flashvars' attribute is injected into the <object> tag without the creator of the Web page ever intending to allow arguments to be passed into the Flash file.
  • If shared objects are used to save data that is entered by the user persistent Flash parameter injection may occur, with malicious code being injected into the Flash file and executed, every time the Flash file is loaded.
步骤 3 Exploit

[Execute Flash Parameter Injection Attack] Inject parameters into Flash file. Based on the results of the Experiment phase, the adversary crafts the underlying malicious URL containing injected Flash parameters and submits it to the web server. Once the web server receives the request, the embedding HTML document will controllable by the adversary.

技术:
  • Craft underlying malicious URL and send it to the web server to take control of the embedding HTML document.

所需技能

Medium The adversary need inject values into the global parameters to the Flash file and understand the parent HTML document DOM structure. The adversary needs to be smart enough to convince the victim to click on their crafted link.

所需资源

  • The adversary must convince the victim to click their crafted link.

后果影响

影响范围: Confidentiality

技术影响: Other

说明: Information Leakage

影响范围: Authorization

技术影响: Execute Unauthorized Commands

说明: Run Arbitrary Code

缓解措施

User input must be sanitized according to context before reflected back to the user. The JavaScript function 'encodeURI' is not always sufficient for sanitizing input intended for global Flash parameters. Extreme caution should be taken when saving user input in Flash cookies. In such cases the Flash file itself will need to be fixed and recompiled, changing the name of the local shared objects (Flash cookies).

关键信息

CAPEC ID: CAPEC-174

抽象级别: Detailed

状态: Draft

典型严重程度: Medium

攻击可能性: High

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