Re: [Full-disclosure] Facebook Attach EXE Vulnerability

[Nathan Power <np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That was the original program I was participating in.  Facebook has agreed
to pay me a bounty for this bug.


Nathan Power
www.securitypentest.com


On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Ulises2k <ulises2k@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You know this?  ;)
> https://www.facebook.com/whitehat/bounty/
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 17:49, Nathan Power <np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > I would also like to note this vulnerability was reported responsibly in
> regards to full disclosure.
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_disclosure
> >
> > Nathan Power
> > www.securitypentest.com
> > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Nathan Power <np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I was basically told that Facebook didn't see it as an issue and I was
> puzzled by that. Ends up the Facebook security team had issues reproducing
> my work and that's why they initially disgarded it. After publishing, the
> Facebook security team re-examined the issue and by working with me they
> seem to have been able to reproduce the bug.
> >>
> >> Nathan Power
> >> www.securitypentest.com
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Pablo Ximenes <pablo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Not fixed yet. At least not yesterday when I checked.
> >>> Nathan, didn't Facebook ask for some time to fix this bug after they
> have acknowledged it?
> >>>
> >>> Pablo Ximenes
> >>> http://ximen.es/
> >>> http://twitter.com/pabloximenes
> >>> Em 27/10/2011, às 19:29, Joshua Thomas <rappercrazzy@xxxxxxxxx>
> escreveu:
> >>>
> >>> can't believe such was on FB  .... wahahaha !!! lol ....rofl ...
> >>>
> >>> When was this discovered and fixed ?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Nathan Power <np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> 1. Summary:
> >>>> When using the Facebook 'Messages' tab, there is a feature to attach a
> file.
> >>>> Using this feature normally, the site won't allow a user to attach an
> executable file.
> >>>> A bug was discovered to subvert this security mechanisms. Note, you do
> NOT have
> >>>> to be friends with the user to send them a message with an attachment.
> >>>>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>> Read the rest of this advisory here:
> >>>>
> http://www.securitypentest.com/2011/10/facebook-attach-exe-vulnerability.html
> >>>>
> >>>> Enjoy :)
> >>>>
> >>>> Nathan Power
> >>>> www.securitypentest.com
> >>>> _______________________________________________
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> >>>
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> >
> >
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