Web Cache Deception vulnerability on algolia.com leads to personal information leakage
Medium
A
Algolia
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Team Summary
Official summary from Algolia
A web cache deception(WCD) was found on our main website (algolia.com). An attacker could trick a caching proxy into storing private information transmitted over the internet from authenticated user. To do so, attacker would use simple social engineering where the victim is only required to open a link in a browser while being authenticated on the website. The attacker could then access the cached data, which can include personal and sensitive information of the victim. The exploit URL was formed by using a randomly named css file.
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golim
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State
Closed
Substate
Resolved
Bounty
$400.00
Submitted
Weakness
Violation of Secure Design Principles