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Status: Closed Points: 60 Time: 16:41 - Aug 14, 2006  

Anpanman

SQL injections and cross site scripting - how to test and protect against it?

I'm looking for the basic developer rules of thumb and also software to automatically test a website to protect it against sql injection or XSS.
I'm aware of those issues when I develop a website, but I'm not sure if I get around all the possibilites of testing against it.
I've taken a look at the Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner, but I'm not sure if it's worth the money or if there are any other better products out there?

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Anpanman

Date:: Sep 20, 2006

Time:: 11:23

I'm going to keep this question open still.
I hope that someone knowledgeable in this field will pass by to answer it.

bit2bit

Date:: Oct 03, 2006

Time:: 00:13

SQL Injection, Cross-site Scripting & Automated Vulnerability Detection & Evaluation

There are some nice Open-Source Tools, you could give a try:

http://www.snort.org/
http://www2006.org/programme/files/xhtml...
http://www.pcre.org/

Otherwise, you might also find something here:

http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.ht...
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Security/Inter...

Or check my searchrolls at Rollyo for more:

http://rollyo.com/explore.html?rollterm=...

Enjoy. Greetings from Vienna

Anpanman

Date:: Oct 03, 2006

Time:: 03:44

Great, bit2bit!
Thanks for all the references.

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bit2bit

Date:: Oct 03, 2006

Time:: 06:35

SQL Injection, Cross-site Scripting & Automated Vulnerability Detection & Evaluation

As the popularity of the web increases and web applications become tools of everyday use, the role of web security has been gaining importance as well. The last years have shown a significant increase in the number of web-based attacks. For example, there has been extensive press coverage of recent security incidences involving the loss of sensitive credit card information belonging to millions of customers. Many web application security vulnerabilities result from generic input validation problems. Examples of such vulnerabilities are SQL injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Although the majority of web vulnerabilities are easy to understand and to avoid, many web developers are, unfortunately, not security-aware. As a result, there exist many web sites on the Internet that are vulnerable...

http://www.snort.org/
http://www2006.org/programme/files/xhtml......
http://www.pcre.org/
http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.ht......
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Security/Inter......
http://rollyo.com/explore.html?rollterm=...


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