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Testing for AJAX Vulnerabilities (OWASP-AJ-001)

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Brief Summary


Asynchronous Javascript and XML (AJAX) is one of the latest techniques used by web application developers to provide a user experience similar to that of a local application. Since Ajax is still a new term, not much of a thought has been given towards its ecurity implications.

Description of the Issue


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Vulnerabilties

There are differnt types of AJAX attacks. Most of the Javascript attacks holds good here. Usually anything to play with the parameters is an attack.

  1. SQL Injection

Black Box testing and example

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Gray Box testing and example

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References

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OWASP Testing Guide v2

Here is the OWASP Testing Guide v2 Table of Contents OWASP Testing Guide v2 Table of Contents

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