Description
Hi,
Below you can find a short summary of discovered vulnerabilities in
Maxthon and Avant browsers.
Such vulnerabilities were demonstrated during HITBAMS2012 security
conference and more recently at HackPra.
Affected Products
- Maxthon (www.maxthon.com)
- Avant Browser (www.avantbrowser.com)
Security advisories
- [advisory] Maxthon multiple vulnerabilities:
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Maxthon_multiple_vulnerabilities_advisory.pdf
- [advisory] Avant multiple vulnerabilities:
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Avant_multiple_vulnerabilities_advisory.pdf
Individual security advisories, exploit modules and video links can be
found below.
[1] Maxthon - Cross Context Scripting - about: history - Remote Code Execution
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/maxthon-cross-context-scripting-xcs-about-history-rce.html
[metasploit module]
https://github.com/malerisch/metasploit-framework/blob/maxthon3/modules/exploits/windows/browser/maxthon_history_xcs.rb
[demo] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-55asVLqNI
[2] Maxthon - Cross Context Scripting (XCS) - RSS - Remote Code Execution
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/maxthon-cross-context-scripting-xcs-rss-rce.html
[metasploit module]
https://github.com/malerisch/metasploit-framework/blob/maxthon3/modules/exploits/windows/browser/maxthon_rss_xcs.rb
[demo] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-55asVLqNI
[3] Maxthon - Privileged APIs on i.maxthon.com
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/maxthon-privileged-api-imaxthoncom.html
[demo] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqZBS0O2Hs
[4] Maxthon - Cross Context Scripting (XCS) - Bookmark Toolbar and
Bookmark Sidebar - Code Execution
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/maxthon-cross-context-scripting-xcs-bookmark.html
[demo] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR0RQz45t3M
[5] Maxthon - Incorrect Executable File Handling and Same Origin
Policy Implementation
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/maxthon-incorrect-executable-file-sop.html
[6] Avant Browser - Same of Origin Policy Bypass - browser:home
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/avant-browser-same-of-origin-policy.html
[BeEF module] https://github.com/malerisch/beef/tree/avant_browser/modules/exploits/avant_steal_history
[demo] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4LiSfTmuM0
[7] Avant Browser - Stored Cross Site Scripting - Feed Reader
(browser://localhost/lst?*)
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/avant-browser-stored-cross-site-scripting.html
[demo] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mShxsspxy8
[8] Avant Browser - Cross Context Scripting - browser:home - Most
Visited And History Tabs
[advisory] http://blog.malerisch.net/2012/12/avant-browser-cross-context-scripting.html
[demo] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHHtsOpYGH4
References
[presentation] HITBAMS2012 - Window Shopping: Browser Bugs Hunting in
2012 - http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/presentations/window_shopping_browser_bug_hunting_in_2012_roberto_suggi_liverani_scott_bell.pdf
[presentation] HackPra - Cross Context Scripting attacks &
exploitation - http://www.slideshare.net/robertosl81/cross-context-scripting-attacks-exploitation
Any further material, comments or updates will be communicated over
Twitter, at https://twitter.com/malerisch
Roberto Suggi Liverani
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