Facebook - Private Message (Attachment ID) Vulnerability

Document Title:
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Facebook - Private Message (Attachment ID) Vulnerability


References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1087

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzZ7KDMMKw



Release Date:
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2013-09-23


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1090


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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5.6


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Defensive


Severity Level:
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Medium


Technical Details & Description:
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The exploitation session was recorded 2 weeks ago in a live session by the core member ismail kaleem of the vulnerability laboratory team.
The issue shows a privacy vulnerability connected with the attachment id of the facebook social network.
Remote attackers was able to review attachments at the storage company mark monitoring without authorization via google search engine.
The vulnerability was a duplicate and has also been reported by another unknown researcher.
The issue has been patched and facebook is processing to prevent the damage by updates in september.


Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team] - Ismail Kaleem ([email protected])


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