Insecure Trends in Web Technologies: A Review of Insecure Implementations of Rich Internet Applications

This paper discusses various security risks associated with social networks and the insecure implementations of major web technologies Ajax, Flash and Silverlight. As a specific case study it presents an analysis of Microsoft Silverlight from a security stand point. In this context it discusses how a malicious user could use Silverlight to create a worm on social networks. This paper is by no means meant to disparage these web developments; rather it aims to educate developers and users of the gotchas, security weaknesses and risks associated with their deployments.