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XSS and Content Injection in HTC Windows Mobile SMS Preview PopUp
- Description
Windows Mobile shows message previews if configured to do so. Due to missing input \
validation the contents of a sms is not properly sanitized and interpreted as it is. \
This can lead to content injection and xss.
- Example
Send a sms with the following sample contents to a Windows Mobile based device which \
has message preview enabled:
1. <html><head><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; \
URL=http://www.google.de/"></head></html> 2. <script>alert('Thats evil')</script>
3. You know waht you can do with that, find your own...
- Tested on
HTC Touch Pro 2, Windows Mobile 6.5
Other devices from HTC are vulnerable too
- Solution
Disable the "Show Message" Option in the notification settings, or if the device is \
from HTC install the supplied patch for your device (which does the same).
- Credits
The vulnerability was discovered by Michael Mueller from Integralis
michael#dot#mueller#at#integralis#dot#com
Inspired by the Palm WebOS SMS Hack by intrepidusgroup
- Timeline
22.04.2010 - Vulnerabilities discovered
22.04.2010 - Public release
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26 Apr 2010 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1