[NT] Rediff Bol Exposes WAB Contacts

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  Rediff Bol Exposes WAB Contacts
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SUMMARY

 <http://messenger.rediff.com/newbol/> Rediff Bol is "an Instant message 
program". An ActiveX module of Rediff Bol can be used to expose the 
Windows' address book (WAB).

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
 * Rediff Bol version 7.0

Rediff Bol's ActiveX control (Fetch.FetchContact.1 / Fetch.dll) allows a 
web pages to read the user's Windows Address Book (WAB) contacts using the 
method of  FullAddressBook.

Proof of Concept:
[script]
var Obj = new ActiveXObject("Fetch.FetchContact.1");
alert(Obj.FullAddressBook(0,"","",""));
[/script]


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by  <mailto:viper31337@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
Gregory R. Panakkal.
The original article can be found at:  
<http://www.infogreg.com/security/im/rediff-bol-7-exposes-wab.html> 
http://www.infogreg.com/security/im/rediff-bol-7-exposes-wab.html



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