Tag: security

Identify the Name of the security risk in the below scenario : Malicious script echoed back into HTML returned from a trusted site, and runs under trusted Context

Authenticating a user without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.

This attack uses malicious code masqueraded as a trusted application. The malicious code can be injected on benign applications, masqueraded in e-mail links, or sometimes hidden in JavaScript pages to make furtive attacks against vulnerable internet Browsers.

This is a network layer attack consisting of capturing packets from the network transmitted by others' computers and reading the data content in search of sensitive information like passwords, session tokens, or any kind of confidential information.

When did the Public Key Crypto graphy Emerge