Yet Another Security Vulnerability On The PayPal Website

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Yet Another Security Vulnerability On The PayPal Website

05-20-2008, 10:17 AM,

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Yet Another Security Vulnerability On The PayPal Website

Quote:A serious scripting error has been discovered on PayPal that could enable attackers to create convincing spoof pages that steal users' authentication credentials..

The cross-site scripting bug is made all the more critical because it resides on a page that uses an extended validation secure sockets layer certificate. The new-fangled SSL mechanism is designed to give users a higher degree of confidence that the page they're visiting is secure by turning their browser address bar green...

full article: http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/05...bs_to_xss/

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