Application Security

Abusing Password reset functionality to steal user data (Part–2)

In continuation to my last blog about possible attacks on a password reset functionality, this part of the same series will look into below two implementations: • Email sent with a temporary password or current password • Secret questions asked and then given the option to reset the password I will mention possible issues which...

by Abhinav Mishra
Tag: application hacking
29-Sep-2015

Application Security

Abusing Password reset functionality to steal user data (Part – I)

For every developer, implementing a password reset feature is a very interesting part. This is where he develops a logic and then implements it in the code. There is no well-defined industry standard on how to implement a secure password reset functionality in your application. So, the result is that every application has a different way...

by Abhinav Mishra
Tag: application hacking
02-Sep-2015