http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/11/mass_webpage_attack/ By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 11th June 2010 Yet another mass compromise is hitting poorly configured websites, and at least one of the afflicted is a security site that plays up its prowess in warding off the very type of attack it has been smitten by. At least 17 pages on idera.com were hit by a quick-moving SQL injection attack on Friday, including one titled "Understanding SQL Server Security Options," according to this Google search. More than 1,000 pages belonging to a wide range of other domains were also compromised in the attack, which causes those who visit the links to connect to a server that tries to install malware on their PCs. The mass attack is similar to one that struck at least 7,000 webpages earlier this week. They work by injecting database commands into search boxes and other user input fields on the sites. Because the underlying web applications fail to properly filter the content, they get passed to the site's backend server, where they are executed. The result is an iframe in the page that silently redirects users to a drive-by download site. The latest SQL injection attack pulls down a malicious javascript from 2677.in, which according to anti-virus firm Symantec, downloads a serious threat dubbed "HTTP Microsoft IE Generic Heap Spray BO." 2677.in was still active at time of writing. Other websites to be hit by the attack included Chicagopublicradio.com, WBEZ.org, The Phuket Gazette and Ameristar.com. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Sun Jun 13 2010 - 22:28:02 PDT
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