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PM28837: XSS, BSQLi and Link Injection of AMF Parameters difficult to validate

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APAR status

  • Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

  • In AppScan Standard Edition 8.0, the testing of some AMF based
Parameters (for Flash/Flex based applications) is difficult to
verify for the existance of a vulnerability.

These tests include Cross-site Scripting, Blind SQL Injection
and Link Injection.

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Problem summary


    

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In AppScan Standard Edition 8.0, the testing of some AMF
based Parameters (for Flash/Flex based applications) is
difficult to verify for the existance of a vulnerability.

These tests include Cross-site Scripting, Blind SQL
Injection and Link Injection.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • This is the current design of the Flash browsing, please
open an enhancement request if you wish to modify this
behavior.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PM28837
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  • Reported component name
    RATL APPSCAN ST
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  • Reported component ID
    5724T5900
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  • Reported release
    800
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PRS
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
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  • Submitted date
    2010-12-13
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  • Closed date
    2011-01-04
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  • Last modified date
    2011-01-04
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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    



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            Modified date:
            

            08 September 2020
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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