Error Page Content Spoofing or Text Injection
Low
B
Basecamp
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Reported by
princej_76
Vulnerability Details
Technical details and impact analysis
Target: https://gopher.hey.com/
Description: Content spoofing, also referred to as content injection, "arbitrary text injection" or virtual defacement, is an attack targeting a user made possible by an injection vulnerability in a web application. When an application does not properly handle user-supplied data, an attacker can supply content to a web application, typically via a parameter value, that is reflected back to the user. This presents the user with a modified page under the context of the trusted domain.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to https://gopher.hey.com/
2. Type any thing after slash, it will be reflected on the page.
Reference: https://hackerone.com/reports/498562
https://hackerone.com/reports/327671
## Impact
This attack is typically used as, or in conjunction with, social engineering because the attack is exploiting a code-based vulnerability and a user's trust. As a side note, this attack is widely misunderstood as a kind of bug that brings no impact.
Report Details
Additional information and metadata
State
Closed
Substate
Resolved
Bounty
$100.00
Submitted
Weakness
Violation of Secure Design Principles