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# Flash Parameter Injection

**Flash Parameter Injection** - Yuval Baror, Ayal Yogev, Adi Sharabani, IBM Application Security Insider.

- Published: 2008-10-02
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During the recent [OWASP NYC AppSec](http://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_NYC_AppSec_2008_Conference) conference, Adi Sharabani & Ayal Yogev, both from the IBM Rational application security research group, gave a presentation on the subject of Flash security, and revealed the details of a new Flash related attack vector called Flash Parameter Injection (FPI).

You can find more information on FPI in the following 2 links:

- **[Flash Parameter Injection - OWASP Presentation](http://blog.watchfire.com/FPI.ppt)** (be sure to view in full screen, as this presentation contains some nifty animations)
- **[Flash Parameter Injection - Advisory / Whitepaper](http://blog.watchfire.com/FPI.pdf)** (PDF format)

It appears that the world of Flash & Flex web application security is still in its infancy, but you can rest assured that our team will continue to research new vulnerabilities and develop new technique to combat/detect them. So...**stay tuned for new developments from IBM Rational application security**.