On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:18 PM, b <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the point of posting notifications of XSS vulnerabilities in > specific web sites instead of alerts of xss vulns in specific software > packages?
I think there are at least 2 reasons: 1. We have pretty good data about bugs in published software packages because those vendors will usually disclose the issues and we can track it and know what's going on. But we don't have good data for security bugs in completely custom code. I think it's helpful to prove the point that custom code has security bugs too, even if we don't see CVE numbers for it. 2. If you are a customer of one of those sites you can use the knowledge of a bug in the site to take proactive measures like disabling javascript/flash/java/etc. when visiting that site if you know it has xss. Or simply not logging in until a CSRF issue is fixed. Regards, Greg -- Director Security Services | +1-720-310-5623 Skype: greg.knaddison | http://twitter.com/greggles | http://acquia.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
