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Security regarding PHP's default session handling

M
Mango
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 7:22 AM

Hi List.

I've done a few writeups on local security concerns regarding PHP's
default session handling, that I thought might interest you. There are
some new research bundled with a lot of old information which I've
compiled together with technical informative descriptions and POC
exploit code.

Local Session Hijacking in PHP
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/08/local-session-hijacking.html

Local Session Snooping in PHP
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/08/local-session-snooping-in-php.html

Local Session Poisoning in PHP Part 1: The Basics of Exploitation and
How to Secure a Server
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/09/local-session-poisoning-in-php-part-1.html

Local Session Poisoning in PHP Part 2: Promiscuous Session Files
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/09/local-session-poisoning-in-php-part-2.html

Local Session Poisoning in PHP Part 3: Bypassing Suhosin's Session Encryption
http://ha.xxor.se/2011/09/local-session-poisoning-in-php-part-3.html

/Mango

Hi List. I've done a few writeups on local security concerns regarding PHP's default session handling, that I thought might interest you. There are some new research bundled with a lot of old information which I've compiled together with technical informative descriptions and POC exploit code. Local Session Hijacking in PHP http://ha.xxor.se/2011/08/local-session-hijacking.html Local Session Snooping in PHP http://ha.xxor.se/2011/08/local-session-snooping-in-php.html Local Session Poisoning in PHP Part 1: The Basics of Exploitation and How to Secure a Server http://ha.xxor.se/2011/09/local-session-poisoning-in-php-part-1.html Local Session Poisoning in PHP Part 2: Promiscuous Session Files http://ha.xxor.se/2011/09/local-session-poisoning-in-php-part-2.html Local Session Poisoning in PHP Part 3: Bypassing Suhosin's Session Encryption http://ha.xxor.se/2011/09/local-session-poisoning-in-php-part-3.html /Mango