From: Jeffrey Rivero (jeffreyr@fissatohosting.com)
Date: Wed Jul 19 2006 - 21:52:19 EDT
i would start with how the application gets it connection to SQL
how does it handle the chicken and egg problem
what authentication occurs vs what access is given to the default
can you bypass the application and then get the SQL connection to the DB
and the like
3 shool wrote:
> Well Mike, the customer has already done that level of testing. I mean
> running code analysis tools. What I am looking for is a way to
> discover security issues rather than small coding bugs as such.
> Probably if we have some documentation for .Net PT that will be a good
> thing.
>
> On 7/18/06, mikeiscool <michaelslists@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 7/19/06, 3 shool <3shool@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello All,
>> >
>> > I am penetration testing a C# (.Net) desktop application with SQL
>> > server as the backend. The source code of the application is also made
>> > available to me. Here is what I have done till now:
>> >
>> > 1. Scanned using Nessus and found that application doesn't have any
>> > services running. It just uses Internet for some services and central
>> > database for storage.
>> >
>> > 2. I used Application Proxy to intercept communications to see if
>> > anything was suspicious but couldn't find anytrhing.
>> >
>> > 3. I didn't try Buffer Overflow attacks as it is secured by .Net
>> itself.
>> >
>> > 4. I know the backend API's but what can be done with those?
>> >
>> > 5. I tried SQL injection but it seems to be protected even for blind
>> > sql injection.
>> >
>> > Till now I haven't found any vulnerability. Any idea what more can I
>> > do? Any other techniques? Any docs?
>> >
>> > Looking for some help from you guys.
>>
>> ...
>>
>> well you have the source.
>>
>> so, you know, look for bugs. or are you saying you don't know what
>> sort of bugs to look for? then why are you a pen tester to begin with?
>>
>> ?
>>
>> -- mic
>>
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