Re: [OAUTH-WG] Same Origin Method Execution (SOME)

hi John

On Jun 25, 2015, at 1:42 AM, John Bradley <ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com<mailto:ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com>> wrote:

Thanks for the info,

As I read it, this is an attack on Java Script callbacks.

The information tying it to OAuth is not clear.

Is the issue relating to JS people using the implicit flow and the JS loaded from the client somehow being vulnerable?

Or is this happening in the JS after authorization in calls to other resources from the same origin, and it is just coincidence that people are using OAuth.

is more the second one :) Extrapolating from the white paper [0]

"The most common technique tasked with fullling
the above described need is OAuth. In order to gain access to third-party resources
using OAuth, the service shall utilize a third-party endpoint (OAuth dialog) that will
ask for the resource owner's approval. The problem with this process is that redirecting
the service to an OAuth dialog means losing the content of the currently open service
document. For overcoming this problem, developers open a pop-up window to display
the dialog in a singular browsing context. Once the user permits or denies access to
the service, the OAuth dialog pop-up will be redirected to render a callback endpoint
hosted on the service domain. This document should eventually notify the service that
the process has been completed.
For the new pop-up window to notify the service window upon approval, denial or for
it to transfer access tokens or similar data, developers may implement callback endpoints
that use a script referencing the "opener" window for executing a callback method of the
service. When developers also opted for providing the service with the decision on how
to "call it back" through a callback parameter, the entire domain becomes vulnerable to
SOME."

regards

antonio

[0] http://files.benhayak.com/Same_Origin_Method_Execution__paper.pdf

Understanding if there is any Oauth specific advice to give would be helpful.   I see there are ways to prevent the SOME exploit.

Regards
John B.

On Jun 24, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Antonio Sanso <asanso@adobe.com<mailto:asanso@adobe.com>> wrote:

hi *, just sharing.

Not directly related to OAuth per se but it exploits several OAuth client endpoints due to some common developers pattern http://www.benhayak.com/2015/06/same-origin-method-execution-some.html (concrete example in http://www.benhayak.com/2015/05/stealing-private-photo-albums-from-Google.html)

regards

antonio
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