Website Exploits

[JD Austin]

You make an important point about spoofing IP addresses.
A not so common tactic to mess with port sentry/etc is to DOS you from your
upstream providers IP address via spoofing.
The effect is that it gets black holed and prevents any traffic into the
box!

JD

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:

>  The full log example, httpd.conf and index.php (php.ini [and optionally
> my.cnf]) would have to be evaluated to determine unequivicably what is
> happening, what is at risk, and whether it's worth dropping to a rewrite or
> iptable deny.
> It's really easy to get silly with denials just because of log hit errors.
>  Since source IP addresses can also be trivially spoofed or cloaked, it
> actually does not good.  Aggressive scanners, meaning to take down their
> targets, even drop your DNS server IP's into their source cloaking
> origination script --- so you will automatically drop them to the deny file.
> It's possibly an input validation attempt/test for known Apache exploits
> (mod_status) from a common Wikto/Nikto or Metasploit pentest scan.
>  Reference: http://securitytracker.com/alerts/2008/Jan/1019154.html
> Many of the script attempts seen in logs from scanners are innoculous, like
> the old Apache 1.3 mod_proxy holes (which aren't an issue unless you have
> proxy enabled); however, you should turn off Server Tokens Reference:
> http://www.cgisecurity.com/lib/ryan_barnett_gcux_practical.html#servertokens
> Or optionally, modify your Apache source code referrer_h from VERSION to
> something like "$mycompany Portal" and rebuild; see "Adding Unique Server
> Tokens"  http://safari.informit.com/0672322404/ch07lev1sec13  and
> Implementing fake headers
> http://www.webappsec.org/projects/threat/classes/fingerprinting.shtml.
> It's of extreme importance that each and every Admin or Webmaster know what
> modules are enabled, and what version of Apache, including known exploits,
> related to their configurations, so that they can mitigate each risk.   Just
> yum installing an Apache version and toying with Php until it works creates
> problems later for everyone.  Imagine people getting XSS browser stunnel
> exploits from rogue email, that bounce off holes in some innoculous
> webserver with a clueless profit deluded entrepreneur?  Failing to plan is
> planning to fail!  The only freedom we have is through responsibility?
> References:
> http://httpd.apache.org/security_report.html
> http://phpsec.org/
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> From: boneal at cornerstonehome.com
> To: klsmith2020 at yahoo.com; plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: Website Exploits
> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 23:21:28 -0700
>
>
> I too would be interested in knowing this.
> I used to get these sorts of php attacks all the time.  Along with tons of
> other common exploits.  Since I use a custom java app I was not too worried,
> but I also took advantage of the fact that our service is only available to
> US and Canada and cut out every other county with an apache rewrite.  That
> alone cut out just over 90% of the auto attacks we were getting.
>
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> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:
> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *keith smith
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:40 PM
> *To:* plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> *Subject:* OT: Website Exploits
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am working on a website that gets a lot of exploit attempts.
>
> They mostly look like this:  /index.php?display=
> http://humano.ya.com/mysons/index.htm?
>
> Our code is set to disregard any value that is not expected.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a clearing house for reporting this type of
> stuff.  I have the IP address as reported.... if that is accurate.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Keith
>
>
>
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