Business Logic Flaws :: Examples ::
• Winning an Online Auction ›››
• “Interactive” T.V. ›››
• See Steve Jobs up Close ›››
• Day Tading Contest for $1,000,000 ›››
• Password Recovery ›››
• Making Millions by Trading on Semi-Public
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Session handling, credit card transactions, and password recovery are just a few examples of Web-enabled business logic processes that malicious hackers have abused to compromise major websites. There are many forms of business logic vulnerabilities commonly exploited by attackers. These vulnerabilities are routinely overlooked during QA because the process is intended to test what a piece of code is supposed to do and not what it can be made to do. The other problem(s) with business logic flaws is scanners can’t identify them, IDS can’t detect them, and Web application firewalls can’t defend them. Hardly a winning trifecta. Plus, the more sophisticated and Web 2.0 feature rich a website, the more prone it is to have flaws in business logic due to the complexities involved.
As the number of common vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting are reduced, the bad guys are increasing their attacks on business logic flaws. Check out real-world scenarios that demonstrate how pernicious and dangerous business logic flaws are to the security of a website.