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owasp-esapi-js - issue #1

Security Controls for HTML5 Drag and Drop Events


Posted on Apr 29, 2010 by Swift Wombat

Implement a security control for ensuring that only intended documents have access to the DataTransferObject during a drag operation by providing a wrapped implementation. For information see the following link.

http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/editing.html#security-risks-in-the-drag-and-drop-model

In comments, discuss possible mitigation of MiTM and XSS risks associated with the new HTML Drag and Drop functionality.

Status: Accepted

Labels:
Type-Enhancement Priority-Medium Security