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need to write up security document

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 8:30 am
by Leb_CRX
I'm currently working on a major app for one of my clients, and security testing has been brought up...here's what i've identified as potential problems, hoping I can get some more knowledable folks to point out areas I've missed

besides the obvious (physical location of server, security holes in apache version we're using (if any)) , the server being prone to DOS attacks ... we have mysql port drop on the firewall so only access from localhost, and ssh has a diff port #

we have the following potential threads with the actual app:
-Unanticipated navigation path
-session hijacks
-sql injeciton
-post/get tamperage to gain a diff role (admin, etc)
-Man-in-the-middle packet interception

anything else?
thanks

Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:54 pm
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
- cross site request forgeries
- path traversal (disclosing/tampering with paths)
- code injection (possible include() on remote files)
- $_SERVER exploits (ensure $_SERVER is sanitised, esp. if using PHP_SELF or other vars dependent on client input)

Covers all the bases - of course each has sub-divisions of potential exploits...

I know its dead obvious - but other stuff outside mysql/ssh also has relevance. Telnet isn't needed if ssh is available, for example.