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variable manipulation
Variable manipulation is a method of specifying or editing variables in a computer program. Variable manipulation can be used to create dynamic content in HTML and programming... More...
Sep 20, 2006
The importance of input validation by Kevin Beaver
code to grab user IDs with a maximum input of 12 characters, as denoted by the maxsize variable:

<form name="Webauthenticate" action="www.your_Web_app.com/login.cgi" method="POST"> ... <input type="text" name="inputname" maxsize="12"> ...

A typical login session... More...

Sep 6, 2006
Real World Web Security Problems and Solutions - input validation by Kevin Beaver, CISSP
that was the case!

Moral of the story: Track user sessions and never allow the manipulation of input by simply changing a variable without re-authenticating the user. Better yet don't place system variables in the URL at all.

On a related note, there... More...

Jun 19, 2009
'Moderately critical' Bugzilla bugs squashed
tracking tool puts users at risk of cross-site scripting, script injection and data manipulation attacks... More...
Oct 17, 2006
Bypassing script filters with variable-width encodings
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Real World Web Security Problems and Solutions - input validation By Kevin Beaver, CISSP

Moral of the story: Track user sessions and never allow the manipulation of input by simply changing a variable without re-authenticating the user. Better yet don't... More...

Jun 19, 2009
Real World Web Security Problems and Solutions login weaknesses By Kevin Beaver, CISSP
The intruder lockout mechanism utilized a control variable that could be reset by the user via Web proxy or a script. This effectively negated any benefits... More...
Jun 19, 2009
Real World Web Security Problems and Solutions - login weaknesses By Kevin Beaver, CISSP
The intruder lockout mechanism utilized a control variable that could be reset by the user via Web proxy or a script. This effectively negated any benefits... More...
Jun 19, 2009