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ASP.NET is a Web application framework developed and marketed by Microsoft to allow programmers to build dynamic Web sites, Web applications and Web services.

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Is this a ViewState attack?

Providing a ViewState of -1' will cause an exception on some systems. Based on the exception message I don't believe this issue is exploitable. However the attacker may be profiling your server for …
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Web Services and WSDL Documentation Protocol

It is possible to keep the WSDL private, or keep it cached on the client. However, this is just (in)security though obscurity. WSDLs are useful for generating test cases against your web service, …
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ASP.NET Web API and potential XSS

This condition was probably not an exploitable XSS vulnerability for most applications. This is more likely a "defense in depth" filter to prevent programmers from unintentionally causing problems. …
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How should I mitigate the XSS vulnerabilities in KnockoutJS described at mustache-security?

The attack described in mustache-security describes a bypass of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) that try to prevent XSS by dropping HTTP requests that contain <script> tags. If a page is using Knoc …
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How reliable is ASP.NET's Request Validation feature?

As a penetration tester I have found that "Request Validation" fails in a number of situations. Developers tend to believe that "Request Validation" == "magic", and it protects them completely from …
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Missing Secure Attribute in Encrypted Session (SSL) Cookie Recheck

Cookies can be set multiple times which can result in insecure cookie attributes (Secure and HTTPOnly) and race conditions. Tools can produce false positives, what really matters is if the browser i …
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Payment security on Android App

Hacking is creativity. Applications are complex and when an attacker can look at the entire application he can see interesting ways of abusing it. In the light of a few sentences explaining some vagu …
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Comparison between Data Encryption Tools and Data Sanitization Tools

Use a parametrized query library like SQLi, adodb, or PDO. If used properly this makes SQL injection impossible.
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