[NEWS] Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Microsoft.com

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Date: 01/08/02 

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Date: Tue,  8 Jan 2002 23:22:25 +0100 (CET)

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  Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Microsoft.com
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SUMMARY

A security vulnerability in Microsoft's web site allows attackers to cause
the web server to return unfiltered HTML and JavaScript code as if it were
coming from the server.

DETAILS

The below example will cause the automatic execution of JavaScript code on
the Web user's browser, if the attacker makes the following link, and the
user clicks it. Note that the response returns from Microsoft.com:
http://www.microsoft.com/freedomtoinnovate/inc/sendfriend.asp?sAddress="><script>alert('Microsoft%20hole')</script>

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:leseulfrog@hotmail.com> frog
frog.

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