@ lbutlr: > On 12/4/16 8:17 AM, Wietse Venema wrote: > > @ lbutlr: > >> On 12/3/16 2:57 PM, Wietse Venema wrote: > >>> Proof of concept: > >>> > >>> MAIL FROM<"<script > >>> type='text/javascript'>alert('xss');</script>"@example.com> > >> > >> That result in "501 5.5.4 Syntax: MAIL FROM:<address>" > > > > OK, so insert a the missing ':' > > > > MAIL FROM:"<script > > type='text/javascript'>alert('xss');</script>"@example.com> > > 250 2.1.0 Ok > > Fair enough. But the script strips out < and > (and [] and ,), so I'm > still not seeing an issue. > > bzgrep "$MATCHPAT" $LOGF | grep -i reject | egrep 'from=<[^>]+>' | grep > -v "Protocol error" | grep -v "$EXCLUDE" | sort -u | sed 's/from=<//' | > tr -d '>,[]:' | grep -v rejected > > I guess the sed only strips the enclosing <, so spurious opening > brakcets could be left behind, but the tr -d will take out all the > closing >'s. I've added '<' to the tr list just in case, so no <> from > the log file will remain.
Good. I think that we have now agreement that some logfile content is under control by untrusted users. Wietse