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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Pocket IE


Multiple Vulnerabilities in Pocket IE 
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Pocket IE Attack Overview:

There are several weaknesses in Pocket IE that can be used to trick end users 
into submitting local and/or sensitive data, such as usernames and passwords. 
The potential for exploiting these vulnerabilities are restricted only by an 
attacker&#8217;s imagination. However, Pocket IE is not as powerful as its big 
brother, and as such, an attacker is limited in what techniques she can use to 
launch the attack. For example, Pocket IE has no support for the IFrame tag, 
which is extremely useful in XSS and browser-based attacks. In addition, Pocket 
IE does not support every JavaScript command commonly used by attackers. The 
final example presented is an attempt to combine these individual flaws into 
one attack and is only meant to serve as a proof of concept.

To view the examples and a detailed write up please point your browser to the 
following link
http://www.airscanner.com/tests/ie_flaw/ie_attack.htm

Credit: Seth Fogie
http://www.airscanner.com
Airscanner Research Labs