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# Aviv Raff On .NET - Skype cross-zone scripting vulnerability

**Aviv Raff On .NET - Skype cross-zone scripting vulnerability** - Aviv Raff, aviv.raffon.net.

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## Content

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[Skype](http://www.skype.com) uses Internet Explorer web control within the application to render internal and external HTML pages. Examples for this pages are the "Send money via PayPal" dialog, or "Add video to chat" dialog.

Recently, I've discovered that Skype is running this web control in Local Zone. The more problematic issue here is that Skype runs the HTML pages is a **not-locked** Local Zone mode, the same as [AOL's AIM does](http://aviv.raffon.net/2007/09/25/ReadyAIMFire.aspx) in the chat message window.

This means, that if it is possible to inject a script to any of those pages, it is possible to execute code on the user's machine. [pdp](http://www.gnucitizen.org/about/pdp) suggested that [AirPwn](http://airpwn.sourceforge.net/) can be used for that, and I can't do more than agree with him.

Today, [Miroslav Lučinskij](http://www.critical.lt/?opinions/show/1470) posted to [Full-Disclosure](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Jan/0328.html) that it is possible to inject a script to the "Add video to chat" dialog via the Title field of the DailyMotion movie i

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