JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

Iria · Jul 30, 2006, 05:18 PM

Source: News.com
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Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers.

The malicious JavaScript can be embedded in a Web page and will run without warning when the page is viewed in any ordinary browser, the researchers said. It will bypass security measures such as a firewall because it runs through the user's browser, they said.

Jul 30, 2006, 05:18 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks Source: News.com ___________ Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers. The malicious JavaScript can be embedded in a Web page and will run without warning when the page is viewed in any ordinary browser, the researchers said. It will bypass security measures such as a firewall because it runs through the user's browser, they said.