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JavaScript CSS exploit in Internet Explorer

Posted on May 15th, 2007 by Alex Gorbatchev. In JavaScript, Rails. No comments yet...

This issue allows an attacker to insert inject random JavaScript code which could potentialy be very harmful. It’s the same exploit that was used by the MySpace Worm. If you are using sanitize(), this is something to be aware of.

sanitize("<div style=\"width: expression(alert('gotcha'))\">pure innocence</div>")

Causes an infinite loop alert box in IE 7. Currently applies to Ruby on Rails 1.2.2.

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