RE: ISA 2000 Cache Security Problem

  • From: "Jim Harrison" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:55:33 -0700

ISA doesn't have the ability to separate cache content on a "per-user"
basis.

If you set ISA to cache everything in sight, you'll get exactly that.

Plus, it also depends on how the site delivers the content.

Don't assume that the web site actually sets a cookie "properly using a
set-cookie header; many in fact, simply send data that the web app
itself manages.

 

Try to get captures of this process and you'll be able to see for
certain (assuming it's not SSL).

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From: Hatton, Chris - SAL [mailto:Chris.Hatton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:01 PM
To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List]
Subject: [isalist] ISA 2000 Cache Security Problem

 

http://www.ISAserver.org

Hi all,

 

I seem to have found a possible security problem with ISA2000.

 

Our setup includes a route to an upstream ISA2000 to our head office and
the last route to a DSL Connection. 

 

If we use the default route rule caching options everything works fine,
however if we use the cache option 'any version, of the object' instead
of default option 'A valid version of the object' we find that users can
inadvertently hijack what seems to be another users cookie/web session.

 

To explain this a bit clearer, if user 1 logs onto his personal webmail
or online trading account and maybe disconnects rather than logging
off?. 

User 2 logs onto there own personal webmail or trading site using their
own logon details from the same website (even on a separate computer),
it will display users 1 emails and personal information as if you were
actually logged on as user 1, any ability to change and delete settings
seems to only affect your account, but you can read and download
anything from user 1.

 

 

Anyone explain this?

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Chris Hatton 

Information Systems Engineer 

Safe Air Ltd 

Phone: 03 5727793 

Mobile: 021 544 570 

Email: chris.hatton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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