Simon Willison's Weblog: shockwavehttp://simonwillison.net/2008-01-06T09:35:07+00:00Simon WillisonXSS Vulnerabilities in Common Shockwave Flash Files2008-01-06T09:35:07+00:002008-01-06T09:35:07+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jan/6/xss/#atom-tag
<p><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/View?docid=ajfxntc4dmsq_14dt57ssdw&pli=1">XSS Vulnerabilities in Common Shockwave Flash Files</a></strong></p>
Is the word “shockwave” still relevant to Flash? Regardless, it turns out Flash can be a serious vector for XSS attacks, and many commonly used components have recently fixed holes (and hence should be updated ASAP).
<p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/flash">flash</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/security">security</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/shockwave">shockwave</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/xss">xss</a></p>