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From source file:com.eucalyptus.objectstorage.pipeline.binding.ObjectStorageRESTBinding.java

protected void parseExtendedHeaders(Map operationParams, String headerString, String value)
        throws BindingException {
    if (headerString.equals(ObjectStorageProperties.ExtendedGetHeaders.Range.toString())) {
        String prefix = "bytes=";
        assert (value.startsWith(prefix));
        value = value.substring(prefix.length());
        String[] values = value.split("-");
        if (values[0].equals("")) {
            operationParams.put(ObjectStorageProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeStart.toString(),
                    new Long(0));
        } else {// w  w w  . j ava  2 s  .c  om
            operationParams.put(ObjectStorageProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeStart.toString(),
                    Long.parseLong(values[0]));
        }
        if ((values.length < 2) || (values[1].equals(""))) {
            //-1 is treated by the back end as end of object
            operationParams.put(ObjectStorageProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeEnd.toString(),
                    new Long(-1));
        } else {
            operationParams.put(ObjectStorageProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeEnd.toString(),
                    Long.parseLong(values[1]));
        }
    } else if (ObjectStorageProperties.ExtendedHeaderDateTypes.contains(headerString)) {
        try {
            List<String> dateFormats = new ArrayList<String>();
            dateFormats.add(DateUtil.PATTERN_RFC1123);
            operationParams.put(headerString, DateUtil.parseDate(value, dateFormats));
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            try {
                operationParams.put(headerString, DateUtils.parseIso8601DateTime(value));
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                throw new BindingException("Error parsing date: " + value, e);
            }
        }
    } else {
        operationParams.put(headerString, value);
    }
}

From source file:com.eucalyptus.objectstorage.pipeline.WalrusRESTBinding.java

private void parseExtendedHeaders(Map operationParams, String headerString, String value)
        throws BindingException {
    if (headerString.equals(WalrusProperties.ExtendedGetHeaders.Range.toString())) {
        String prefix = "bytes=";
        assert (value.startsWith(prefix));
        value = value.substring(prefix.length());
        String[] values = value.split("-");
        if (values[0].equals("")) {
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeStart.toString(),
                    new Long(0));
        } else {/*from www.j  a v  a2s  .c  om*/
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeStart.toString(),
                    Long.parseLong(values[0]));
        }
        if ((values.length < 2) || (values[1].equals(""))) {
            //-1 is treated by the back end as end of object
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeEnd.toString(),
                    new Long(-1));
        } else {
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeEnd.toString(),
                    Long.parseLong(values[1]));
        }
    } else if (WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderDateTypes.contains(headerString)) {
        try {
            List<String> dateFormats = new ArrayList<String>();
            dateFormats.add(DateUtil.PATTERN_RFC1123);
            operationParams.put(headerString, DateUtil.parseDate(value, dateFormats));
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            try {
                operationParams.put(headerString, DateUtils.parseIso8601DateTime(value));
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                LOG.error(e);
                throw new BindingException(e);
            }
        }
    } else {
        operationParams.put(headerString, value);
    }
}

From source file:com.eucalyptus.walrus.pipeline.WalrusRESTBinding.java

private void parseExtendedHeaders(Map operationParams, String headerString, String value)
        throws BindingException {
    if (headerString.equals(WalrusProperties.ExtendedGetHeaders.Range.toString())) {
        String prefix = "bytes=";
        assert (value.startsWith(prefix));
        value = value.substring(prefix.length());
        String[] values = value.split("-");
        if (values[0].equals("")) {
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeStart.toString(),
                    new Long(0));
        } else {/*from   w w w .j  a v a  2s .  c o  m*/
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeStart.toString(),
                    Long.parseLong(values[0]));
        }
        if ((values.length < 2) || (values[1].equals(""))) {
            //-1 is treated by the back end as end of object
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeEnd.toString(),
                    new Long(-1));
        } else {
            operationParams.put(WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderRangeTypes.ByteRangeEnd.toString(),
                    Long.parseLong(values[1]));
        }
    } else if (WalrusProperties.ExtendedHeaderDateTypes.contains(headerString)) {
        try {
            List<String> dateFormats = new ArrayList<String>();
            dateFormats.add(DateUtil.PATTERN_RFC1123);
            operationParams.put(headerString, DateUtil.parseDate(value, dateFormats));
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            try {
                operationParams.put(headerString, DateUtils.parseIso8601DateTime(value));
            } catch (ParseException e) {
                throw new BindingException("Error parsing date value: " + value, e);
            }
        }
    } else {
        operationParams.put(headerString, value);
    }
}

From source file:org.zaproxy.zap.extension.ascanrulesBeta.SessionFixation.java

/**
 * scans all GET, Cookie params for Session fields, and looks for SessionFixation
 * vulnerabilities/*from   w  w w  . j a  v  a  2 s . c  o  m*/
 */
@Override
public void scan() {

    // TODO: scan the POST (form) params for session id fields.
    try {
        boolean loginUrl = false;

        // Are we dealing with a login url in any of the contexts of which this uri is part
        URI requestUri = getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI();
        ExtensionAuthentication extAuth = (ExtensionAuthentication) Control.getSingleton().getExtensionLoader()
                .getExtension(ExtensionAuthentication.NAME);

        // using the session, get the list of contexts for the url
        List<Context> contextList = extAuth.getModel().getSession().getContextsForUrl(requestUri.getURI());

        // now loop, and see if the url is a login url in each of the contexts in turn...
        for (Context context : contextList) {
            URI loginUri = extAuth.getLoginRequestURIForContext(context);
            if (loginUri != null && requestUri.getPath() != null) {
                if (requestUri.getScheme().equals(loginUri.getScheme())
                        && requestUri.getHost().equals(loginUri.getHost())
                        && requestUri.getPort() == loginUri.getPort()
                        && requestUri.getPath().equals(loginUri.getPath())) {
                    // we got this far.. only the method (GET/POST), user details, query params,
                    // fragment, and POST params
                    // are possibly different from the login page.
                    loginUrl = true;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        // For now (from Zap 2.0), the Session Fixation scanner will only run for login pages
        if (loginUrl == false) {
            log.debug("For the Session Fixation scanner to actually do anything, a Login Page *must* be set!");
            return;
        }
        // find all params set in the request (GET/POST/Cookie)
        // Note: this will be the full set, before we delete anything.

        TreeSet<HtmlParameter> htmlParams = new TreeSet<>();
        htmlParams.addAll(getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getCookieParams()); // request cookies only. no response cookies
        htmlParams.addAll(getBaseMsg().getFormParams()); // add in the POST params
        htmlParams.addAll(getBaseMsg().getUrlParams()); // add in the GET params

        // Now add in the pseudo parameters set in the URL itself, such as in the following:
        // http://www.example.com/someurl;JSESSIONID=abcdefg?x=123&y=456
        // as opposed to the url parameters in the following example, which are already picked
        // up by getUrlParams()
        // http://www.example.com/someurl?JSESSIONID=abcdefg&x=123&y=456

        // convert from org.apache.commons.httpclient.URI to a String
        String requestUrl = "Unknown URL";
        try {
            requestUrl = new URL(requestUri.getScheme(), requestUri.getHost(), requestUri.getPort(),
                    requestUri.getPath()).toString();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // no point in continuing. The URL is invalid.  This is a peculiarity in the Zap
            // core,
            // and can happen when
            // - the user browsed to http://www.example.com/bodgeit and
            // - the user did not browse to http://www.example.com or to http://www.example.com/
            // so the Zap GUI displays "http://www.example.com" as a node under "Sites",
            // and under that, it displays the actual urls to which the user browsed
            // (http://www.example.com/bodgeit, for instance)
            // When the user selects the node "http://www.example.com", and tries to scan it
            // with
            // the session fixation scanner, the URI that is passed is "http://www.example.com",
            // which is *not* a valid url.
            // If the user actually browses to "http://www.example.com" (even without the
            // trailing slash)
            // the web browser appends the trailing slash, and so Zap records the URI as
            // "http://www.example.com/", which IS a valid url, and which can (and should) be
            // scanned.
            //
            // In short.. if this happens, we do not want to scan the URL anyway
            // (because the user never browsed to it), so just do nothing instead.

            log.error("Cannot convert URI [" + requestUri + "] to a URL: " + e.getMessage());
            return;
        }

        // suck out any pseudo url parameters from the url
        Set<HtmlParameter> pseudoUrlParams = getPseudoUrlParameters(requestUrl);
        htmlParams.addAll(pseudoUrlParams);
        if (this.debugEnabled)
            log.debug("Pseudo url params of URL [" + requestUrl + "] : [" + pseudoUrlParams + "]");

        //// for each parameter in turn,
        // int counter = 0;
        for (Iterator<HtmlParameter> iter = htmlParams.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {

            HttpMessage msg1Final;
            HttpMessage msg1Initial = getNewMsg();

            //// debug logic only.. to do first field only
            // counter ++;
            // if ( counter > 1 )
            //   return;

            HtmlParameter currentHtmlParameter = iter.next();

            // Useful for debugging, but I can't find a way to view this data in the GUI, so
            // leave it out for now.
            // msg1Initial.setNote("Message 1 for parameter "+ currentHtmlParameter);

            if (this.debugEnabled)
                log.debug("Scanning URL [" + msg1Initial.getRequestHeader().getMethod() + "] ["
                        + msg1Initial.getRequestHeader().getURI() + "], [" + currentHtmlParameter.getType()
                        + "] field [" + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "] with value ["
                        + currentHtmlParameter.getValue() + "] for Session Fixation");

            if (currentHtmlParameter.getType().equals(HtmlParameter.Type.cookie)) {

                // careful to pick up the cookies from the Request, and not to include cookies
                // set in any earlier response
                TreeSet<HtmlParameter> cookieRequestParams = msg1Initial.getRequestHeader().getCookieParams();
                // delete the original cookie from the parameters
                cookieRequestParams.remove(currentHtmlParameter);
                msg1Initial.setCookieParams(cookieRequestParams);

                // send the message, minus the cookie parameter, and see how it comes back.
                // Note: do NOT automatically follow redirects.. handle those here instead.
                sendAndReceive(msg1Initial, false, false);

                /////////////////////////////
                // create a copy of msg1Initial to play with to handle redirects (if any).
                // we use a copy because if we change msg1Initial itself, it messes the URL and
                // params displayed on the GUI.

                msg1Final = msg1Initial;
                HtmlParameter cookieBack1 = getResponseCookie(msg1Initial, currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                long cookieBack1TimeReceived = System.currentTimeMillis(); // in ms.  when was the cookie received?
                // Important if it has a Max-Age directive
                Date cookieBack1ExpiryDate = null;

                HttpMessage temp = msg1Initial;

                int redirectsFollowed1 = 0;
                while (HttpStatusCode.isRedirection(temp.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode())) {

                    // Note that we need to clone the Request and the Response..
                    // we seem to need to track the secure flag now to make sure its set later
                    boolean secure1 = temp.getRequestHeader().isSecure();
                    temp = temp.cloneAll(); // clone the previous message

                    redirectsFollowed1++;
                    if (redirectsFollowed1 > 10) {
                        throw new Exception("Too many redirects were specified in the first message");
                    }
                    // create a new URI from the absolute location returned, and interpret it as
                    // escaped
                    // note that the standard says that the Location returned should be
                    // absolute, but it ain't always so...
                    URI newLocation = new URI(temp.getResponseHeader().getHeader(HttpHeader.LOCATION), true);

                    // and follow the forward url
                    // need to clear the params (which would come from the initial POST,
                    // otherwise)
                    temp.getRequestHeader().setGetParams(new TreeSet<HtmlParameter>());
                    temp.setRequestBody("");
                    temp.setResponseBody(""); // make sure no values accidentally carry from one iteration to
                    // the next
                    try {
                        temp.getRequestHeader().setURI(newLocation);
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        // the Location field contents may not be standards compliant. Lets
                        // generate a uri to use as a workaround where a relative path was
                        // given instead of an absolute one
                        URI newLocationWorkaround = new URI(temp.getRequestHeader().getURI(),
                                temp.getResponseHeader().getHeader(HttpHeader.LOCATION), true);
                        // try again, except this time, if it fails, don't try to handle it
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("The Location [" + newLocation
                                    + "] specified in a redirect was not valid. Trying workaround url ["
                                    + newLocationWorkaround + "]");
                        temp.getRequestHeader().setURI(newLocationWorkaround);
                    }
                    temp.getRequestHeader().setSecure(secure1);
                    temp.getRequestHeader().setMethod(HttpRequestHeader.GET);
                    temp.getRequestHeader().setContentLength(0); // since we send a GET, the body will be 0 long
                    if (cookieBack1 != null) {
                        // if the previous request sent back a cookie, we need to set that
                        // cookie when following redirects, as a browser would
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("Adding in cookie [" + cookieBack1 + "] for a redirect");
                        TreeSet<HtmlParameter> forwardCookieParams = temp.getRequestHeader().getCookieParams();
                        forwardCookieParams.add(cookieBack1);
                        temp.getRequestHeader().setCookieParams(forwardCookieParams);
                    }

                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("DEBUG: Cookie Message 1 causes us to follow redirect to [" + newLocation
                                + "]");

                    sendAndReceive(temp, false, false); // do NOT redirect.. handle it here

                    // handle any cookies set from following redirects that override the cookie
                    // set in the redirect itself (if any)
                    // note that this will handle the case where a latter cookie unsets one set
                    // earlier.
                    HtmlParameter cookieBack1Temp = getResponseCookie(temp, currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                    if (cookieBack1Temp != null) {
                        cookieBack1 = cookieBack1Temp;
                        cookieBack1TimeReceived = System.currentTimeMillis(); // in ms.  record when we got the
                        // cookie.. in case it has a
                        // Max-Age directive
                    }

                    // reset the "final" version of message1 to use the final response in the
                    // chain
                    msg1Final = temp;
                }
                ///////////////////////////

                // if non-200 on the final response for message 1, no point in continuing. Bale
                // out.
                if (msg1Final.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode() != HttpStatusCode.OK) {
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug(
                                "Got a non-200 response code [" + msg1Final.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode()
                                        + "] when sending [" + msg1Initial.getRequestHeader().getURI()
                                        + "] with param [" + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                                        + "] = NULL (possibly somewhere in the redirects)");
                    continue;
                }

                // now check that the response set a cookie. if it didn't, then either..
                // 1) we are messing with the wrong field
                // 2) the app doesn't do sessions
                // either way, there is not much point in continuing to look at this field..

                if (cookieBack1 == null || cookieBack1.getValue() == null) {
                    // no cookie was set, or the cookie param was set to a null value
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("The Cookie parameter was NOT set in the response, when cookie param ["
                                + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "] was set to NULL: " + cookieBack1);
                    continue;
                }

                //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // at this point, before continuing to check for Session Fixation, do some other
                // checks on the session cookie we got back
                // that might cause us to raise additional alerts (in addition to doing the main
                // check for Session Fixation)
                //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

                // Check 1: was the session cookie sent and received securely by the server?
                // If not, alert this fact
                if ((!msg1Final.getRequestHeader().isSecure())
                        || (!cookieBack1.getFlags().contains("secure"))) {
                    // pass the original param value here, not the new value, since we're
                    // displaying the session id exposed in the original message
                    String extraInfo = Constant.messages.getString(
                            "ascanbeta.sessionidsentinsecurely.alert.extrainfo", currentHtmlParameter.getType(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getName(), currentHtmlParameter.getValue());
                    if (!cookieBack1.getFlags().contains("secure")) {
                        extraInfo += ("\n" + Constant.messages.getString(
                                "ascanbeta.sessionidsentinsecurely.alert.extrainfo.secureflagnotset"));
                    }

                    // and figure out the risk, depending on whether it is a login page
                    int risk = Alert.RISK_LOW;
                    if (loginUrl) {
                        extraInfo += ("\n" + Constant.messages
                                .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidsentinsecurely.alert.extrainfo.loginpage"));
                        // login page, so higher risk
                        risk = Alert.RISK_MEDIUM;
                    } else {
                        // not a login page.. lower risk
                        risk = Alert.RISK_LOW;
                    }

                    String attack = Constant.messages.getString(
                            "ascanbeta.sessionidsentinsecurely.alert.attack", currentHtmlParameter.getType(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                    String vulnname = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidsentinsecurely.name");
                    String vulndesc = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidsentinsecurely.desc");
                    String vulnsoln = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidsentinsecurely.soln");

                    // call bingo with some extra info, indicating that the alert is
                    // not specific to Session Fixation, but has its own title and description
                    // (etc)
                    // the alert here is "Session id sent insecurely", or words to that effect.
                    bingo(risk, Alert.CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM, vulnname, vulndesc,
                            getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            attack, extraInfo, vulnsoln, getBaseMsg());

                    if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                        String logMessage = MessageFormat.format(
                                "A session identifier in {2} field: [{3}] may be sent "
                                        + "via an insecure mechanism at [{0}] URL [{1}]",
                                getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getMethod(),
                                getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(),
                                currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                        log.debug(logMessage);
                    }
                    // Note: do NOT continue to the next field at this point..
                    // since we still need to check for Session Fixation.
                }

                //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // Check 2: is the session cookie that was set accessible to Javascript?
                // If so, alert this fact too
                if (!cookieBack1.getFlags().contains("httponly") && loginUrl) {
                    // pass the original param value here, not the new value, since we're
                    // displaying the session id exposed in the original message
                    String extraInfo = Constant.messages.getString(
                            "ascanbeta.sessionidaccessiblebyjavascript.alert.extrainfo",
                            currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getValue());
                    String attack = Constant.messages.getString(
                            "ascanbeta.sessionidaccessiblebyjavascript.alert.attack",
                            currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                    String vulnname = Constant.messages
                            .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidaccessiblebyjavascript.name");
                    String vulndesc = Constant.messages
                            .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidaccessiblebyjavascript.desc");
                    String vulnsoln = Constant.messages
                            .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidaccessiblebyjavascript.soln");

                    extraInfo += ("\n" + Constant.messages
                            .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidaccessiblebyjavascript.alert.extrainfo.loginpage"));

                    // call bingo with some extra info, indicating that the alert is
                    // not specific to Session Fixation, but has its own title and description
                    // (etc)
                    // the alert here is "Session id accessible in Javascript", or words to that
                    // effect.
                    bingo(Alert.RISK_LOW, Alert.CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM, vulnname, vulndesc,
                            getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            attack, extraInfo, vulnsoln, getBaseMsg());

                    if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                        String logMessage = MessageFormat.format(
                                "A session identifier in [{0}] URL [{1}] {2} field: "
                                        + "[{3}] may be accessible to JavaScript",
                                getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getMethod(),
                                getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(),
                                currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                        log.debug(logMessage);
                    }
                    // Note: do NOT continue to the next field at this point..
                    // since we still need to check for Session Fixation.
                }

                //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // Check 3: is the session cookie set to expire soon? when the browser session
                // closes? never?
                // the longer the session cookie is valid, the greater the risk. alert it
                // accordingly
                String cookieBack1Expiry = null;
                int sessionExpiryRiskLevel;
                String sessionExpiryDescription = null;

                // check for the Expires header
                for (Iterator<String> i = cookieBack1.getFlags().iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
                    String cookieBack1Flag = i.next();
                    // if ( this.debugEnabled ) log.debug("Cookie back 1 flag (checking for
                    // Expires): "+ cookieBack1Flag);
                    // match in a case insensitive manner. never know what case various web
                    // servers are going to send back.
                    // if (cookieBack1Flag.matches("(?i)expires=.*")) {
                    if (cookieBack1Flag.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).startsWith("expires=")) {
                        String[] cookieBack1FlagValues = cookieBack1Flag.split("=");
                        if (cookieBack1FlagValues.length > 1) {
                            if (this.debugEnabled)
                                log.debug("Cookie Expiry: " + cookieBack1FlagValues[1]);
                            cookieBack1Expiry = cookieBack1FlagValues[1]; // the Date String
                            sessionExpiryDescription = cookieBack1FlagValues[1]; // the Date String
                            cookieBack1ExpiryDate = DateUtil.parseDate(cookieBack1Expiry); // the actual Date
                        }
                    }
                }

                // also check for the Max-Age header, which overrides the Expires header.
                // WARNING: this Directive is reported to be ignored by IE, so if both Expires
                // and Max-Age are present
                // and we report based on the Max-Age value, but the user is using IE, then the
                // results reported
                // by us here may be different from those actually experienced by the user! (we
                // use Max-Age, IE uses Expires)
                for (Iterator<String> i = cookieBack1.getFlags().iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
                    String cookieBack1Flag = i.next();
                    // if ( this.debugEnabled ) log.debug("Cookie back 1 flag (checking for
                    // Max-Age): "+ cookieBack1Flag);
                    // match in a case insensitive manner. never know what case various web
                    // servers are going to send back.
                    if (cookieBack1Flag.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH).startsWith("max-age=")) {
                        String[] cookieBack1FlagValues = cookieBack1Flag.split("=");
                        if (cookieBack1FlagValues.length > 1) {
                            // now the Max-Age value is the number of seconds relative to the
                            // time the browser received the cookie
                            // (as stored in cookieBack1TimeReceived)
                            if (this.debugEnabled)
                                log.debug("Cookie Max Age: " + cookieBack1FlagValues[1]);
                            long cookie1DropDeadMS = cookieBack1TimeReceived
                                    + (Long.parseLong(cookieBack1FlagValues[1]) * 1000);

                            cookieBack1ExpiryDate = new Date(cookie1DropDeadMS); // the actual Date the cookie
                            // expires (by Max-Age)
                            cookieBack1Expiry = DateUtil.formatDate(cookieBack1ExpiryDate,
                                    DateUtil.PATTERN_RFC1123);
                            sessionExpiryDescription = cookieBack1Expiry; // needs to the Date String
                        }
                    }
                }
                String sessionExpiryRiskDescription = null;
                // check the Expiry/Max-Age details garnered (if any)

                // and figure out the risk, depending on whether it is a login page
                // and how long the session will live before expiring
                if (cookieBack1ExpiryDate == null) {
                    // session expires when the browser closes.. rate this as medium risk?
                    sessionExpiryRiskLevel = Alert.RISK_MEDIUM;
                    sessionExpiryRiskDescription = "ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.browserclose";
                    sessionExpiryDescription = Constant.messages.getString(sessionExpiryRiskDescription);
                } else {
                    long datediffSeconds = (cookieBack1ExpiryDate.getTime() - cookieBack1TimeReceived) / 1000;
                    long anHourSeconds = 3600;
                    long aDaySeconds = anHourSeconds * 24;
                    long aWeekSeconds = aDaySeconds * 7;

                    if (datediffSeconds < 0) {
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("The session cookie has expired already");
                        sessionExpiryRiskDescription = "ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.timeexpired";
                        sessionExpiryRiskLevel = Alert.RISK_INFO; // no risk.. the cookie has expired already
                    } else if (datediffSeconds > aWeekSeconds) {
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("The session cookie is set to last for more than a week!");
                        sessionExpiryRiskDescription = "ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.timemorethanoneweek";
                        sessionExpiryRiskLevel = Alert.RISK_HIGH;
                    } else if (datediffSeconds > aDaySeconds) {
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("The session cookie is set to last for more than a day");
                        sessionExpiryRiskDescription = "ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.timemorethanoneday";
                        sessionExpiryRiskLevel = Alert.RISK_MEDIUM;
                    } else if (datediffSeconds > anHourSeconds) {
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("The session cookie is set to last for more than an hour");
                        sessionExpiryRiskDescription = "ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.timemorethanonehour";
                        sessionExpiryRiskLevel = Alert.RISK_LOW;
                    } else {
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("The session cookie is set to last for less than an hour!");
                        sessionExpiryRiskDescription = "ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.timelessthanonehour";
                        sessionExpiryRiskLevel = Alert.RISK_INFO;
                    }
                }

                if (!loginUrl) {
                    // decrement the risk if it's not a login page
                    sessionExpiryRiskLevel--;
                }

                // alert it if the default session expiry risk level is more than informational
                if (sessionExpiryRiskLevel > Alert.RISK_INFO) {
                    // pass the original param value here, not the new value
                    String cookieReceivedTime = cookieBack1Expiry = DateUtil
                            .formatDate(new Date(cookieBack1TimeReceived), DateUtil.PATTERN_RFC1123);
                    String extraInfo = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.alert.extrainfo",
                            currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getValue(), sessionExpiryDescription, cookieReceivedTime);
                    String attack = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.alert.attack",
                            currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                    String vulnname = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.name");
                    String vulndesc = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.desc");
                    String vulnsoln = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.soln");
                    if (loginUrl) {
                        extraInfo += ("\n" + Constant.messages
                                .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexpiry.alert.extrainfo.loginpage"));
                    }

                    // call bingo with some extra info, indicating that the alert is
                    // not specific to Session Fixation, but has its own title and description
                    // (etc)
                    // the alert here is "Session Id Expiry Time is excessive", or words to that
                    // effect.
                    bingo(sessionExpiryRiskLevel, Alert.CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM, vulnname, vulndesc,
                            getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            attack, extraInfo, vulnsoln, getBaseMsg());

                    if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                        String logMessage = MessageFormat.format(
                                "A session identifier in [{0}] URL [{1}] {2} field: "
                                        + "[{3}] may be accessed until [{4}], unless the session is destroyed.",
                                getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getMethod(),
                                getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(),
                                currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                                sessionExpiryDescription);
                        log.debug(logMessage);
                    }
                    // Note: do NOT continue to the next field at this point..
                    // since we still need to check for Session Fixation.
                }

                if (!loginUrl) {
                    // not a login page.. skip
                    continue;
                }

                ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                /// Message 2 - processing starts here
                ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // so now that we know the URL responds with 200 (OK), and that it sets a
                // cookie, lets re-issue the original request,
                // but lets add in the new (valid) session cookie that was just issued.
                // we will re-send it.  the aim is then to see if it accepts the cookie (BAD, in
                // some circumstances),
                // or if it issues a new session cookie (GOOD, in most circumstances)
                if (this.debugEnabled)
                    log.debug("A Cookie was set by the URL for the correct param, when param ["
                            + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "] was set to NULL: " + cookieBack1);

                // use a copy of msg2Initial, since it has already had the correct cookie
                // removed in the request..
                // do NOT use msg2Initial itself, as this will cause both requests in the GUI to
                // show the modified data..
                // finally send the second message, and see how it comes back.
                HttpMessage msg2Initial = msg1Initial.cloneRequest();

                TreeSet<HtmlParameter> cookieParams2Set = msg2Initial.getRequestHeader().getCookieParams();
                cookieParams2Set.add(cookieBack1);
                msg2Initial.setCookieParams(cookieParams2Set);

                // resend the copy of the initial message, but with the valid session cookie
                // added in, to see if it is accepted
                // do not automatically follow redirects, as we need to check these for cookies
                // being set.
                sendAndReceive(msg2Initial, false, false);

                // create a copy of msg2Initial to play with to handle redirects (if any).
                // we use a copy because if we change msg2Initial itself, it messes the URL and
                // params displayed on the GUI.
                HttpMessage temp2 = msg2Initial;
                HttpMessage msg2Final = msg2Initial;
                HtmlParameter cookieBack2Previous = cookieBack1;
                HtmlParameter cookieBack2 = getResponseCookie(msg2Initial, currentHtmlParameter.getName());

                int redirectsFollowed2 = 0;
                while (HttpStatusCode.isRedirection(temp2.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode())) {

                    // clone the previous message
                    boolean secure2 = temp2.getRequestHeader().isSecure();
                    temp2 = temp2.cloneAll();

                    redirectsFollowed2++;
                    if (redirectsFollowed2 > 10) {
                        throw new Exception("Too many redirects were specified in the second message");
                    }

                    // create a new URI from the absolute location returned, and interpret it as
                    // escaped
                    // note that the standard says that the Location returned should be
                    // absolute, but it ain't always so...
                    URI newLocation = new URI(temp2.getResponseHeader().getHeader(HttpHeader.LOCATION), true);

                    // and follow the forward url
                    // need to clear the params (which would come from the initial POST,
                    // otherwise)
                    temp2.getRequestHeader().setGetParams(new TreeSet<HtmlParameter>());
                    temp2.setRequestBody("");
                    temp2.setResponseBody(""); // make sure no values accidentally carry from one iteration to
                    // the next

                    try {
                        temp2.getRequestHeader().setURI(newLocation);
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        // the Location field contents may not be standards compliant. Lets
                        // generate a uri to use as a workaround where a relative path was
                        // given instead of an absolute one
                        URI newLocationWorkaround = new URI(temp2.getRequestHeader().getURI(),
                                temp2.getResponseHeader().getHeader(HttpHeader.LOCATION), true);

                        // try again, except this time, if it fails, don't try to handle it
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug("The Location [" + newLocation
                                    + "] specified in a redirect was not valid. Trying workaround url ["
                                    + newLocationWorkaround + "]");
                        temp2.getRequestHeader().setURI(newLocationWorkaround);
                    }
                    temp2.getRequestHeader().setSecure(secure2);
                    temp2.getRequestHeader().setMethod(HttpRequestHeader.GET);
                    temp2.getRequestHeader().setContentLength(0); // since we send a GET, the body will be 0 long
                    if (cookieBack2 != null) {
                        // if the previous request sent back a cookie, we need to set that
                        // cookie when following redirects, as a browser would
                        // also make sure to delete the previous value set for the cookie value
                        if (this.debugEnabled) {
                            log.debug("Deleting old cookie [" + cookieBack2Previous
                                    + "], and adding in cookie [" + cookieBack2 + "] for a redirect");
                        }
                        TreeSet<HtmlParameter> forwardCookieParams = temp2.getRequestHeader().getCookieParams();
                        forwardCookieParams.remove(cookieBack2Previous);
                        forwardCookieParams.add(cookieBack2);
                        temp2.getRequestHeader().setCookieParams(forwardCookieParams);
                    }

                    sendAndReceive(temp2, false, false); // do NOT automatically redirect.. handle redirects here

                    // handle any cookies set from following redirects that override the cookie
                    // set in the redirect itself (if any)
                    // note that this will handle the case where a latter cookie unsets one set
                    // earlier.
                    HtmlParameter cookieBack2Temp = getResponseCookie(temp2, currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                    if (cookieBack2Temp != null) {
                        cookieBack2Previous = cookieBack2;
                        cookieBack2 = cookieBack2Temp;
                    }

                    // reset the "final" version of message2 to use the final response in the
                    // chain
                    msg2Final = temp2;
                }
                if (this.debugEnabled)
                    log.debug("Done following redirects");

                // final result was non-200, no point in continuing. Bale out.
                if (msg2Final.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode() != HttpStatusCode.OK) {
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug(
                                "Got a non-200 response code [" + msg2Final.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode()
                                        + "] when sending [" + msg2Initial.getRequestHeader().getURI()
                                        + "] with a borrowed cookie (or by following a redirect) for param ["
                                        + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "]");
                    continue; // to next parameter
                }

                // and what we've been waiting for.. do we get a *different* cookie being set in
                // the response of message 2??
                // or do we get a new cookie back at all?
                // No cookie back => the borrowed cookie was accepted. Not ideal
                // Cookie back, but same as the one we sent in => the borrowed cookie was
                // accepted. Not ideal
                if ((cookieBack2 == null) || cookieBack2.getValue().equals(cookieBack1.getValue())) {
                    // no cookie back, when a borrowed cookie is in use.. suspicious!

                    // use the cookie extrainfo message, which is specific to the case of
                    // cookies
                    // pretty much everything else is generic to all types of Session Fixation
                    // vulnerabilities
                    String extraInfo = Constant.messages.getString(
                            "ascanbeta.sessionfixation.alert.cookie.extrainfo", currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            cookieBack1.getValue(), (cookieBack2 == null ? "NULL" : cookieBack2.getValue()));
                    String attack = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionfixation.alert.attack",
                            currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName());

                    if (loginUrl) {
                        extraInfo += ("\n" + Constant.messages
                                .getString("ascanbeta.sessionfixation.alert.cookie.extrainfo.loginpage"));
                    }

                    bingo(Alert.RISK_INFO, Alert.CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM,
                            msg2Initial.getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            attack, extraInfo, msg2Initial);
                    logSessionFixation(msg2Initial, currentHtmlParameter.getType().toString(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                }

                continue; // jump to the next iteration of the loop (ie, the next parameter)
            } // end of the cookie code.

            // start of the url parameter code
            // note that this actually caters for
            // - actual URL parameters
            // - pseudo URL parameters, where the sessionid was in the path portion of the URL,
            // in conjunction with URL re-writing
            if (currentHtmlParameter.getType().equals(HtmlParameter.Type.url)) {
                boolean isPseudoUrlParameter = false; // is this "url parameter" actually a url parameter, or was it
                // path of the path (+url re-writing)?
                String possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam = null;
                // remove the named url parameter from the request..
                TreeSet<HtmlParameter> urlRequestParams = msg1Initial.getUrlParams(); // get parameters?
                if (!urlRequestParams.remove(currentHtmlParameter)) {
                    isPseudoUrlParameter = true;
                    // was not removed because it was a pseudo Url parameter, not a real url
                    // parameter.. (so it would not be in the url params)
                    // in this case, we will need to "rewrite" (ie hack) the URL path to remove
                    // the pseudo url parameter portion
                    // ie, we need to remove the ";jsessionid=<sessionid>" bit from the path
                    // (assuming the current field is named 'jsessionid')
                    // and replace it with ";jsessionid=" (ie, we nullify the possible "session"
                    // parameter in the hope that a new session will be issued)
                    // then we continue as usual to see if the URL is vulnerable to a Session
                    // Fixation issue
                    // Side note: quote the string to search for, and the replacement, so that
                    // regex special characters are treated as literals
                    String hackedUrl = requestUrl.replaceAll(
                            Pattern.quote(";" + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "="
                                    + currentHtmlParameter.getValue()),
                            Matcher.quoteReplacement(";" + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "="));
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("Removing the pseudo URL parameter from [" + requestUrl + "]: [" + hackedUrl
                                + "]");
                    // Note: the URL is not escaped. Handle it.
                    msg1Initial.getRequestHeader().setURI(new URI(hackedUrl, false));
                }
                msg1Initial.setGetParams(urlRequestParams); // url parameters

                // send the message, minus the value for the current parameter, and see how it
                // comes back.
                // Note: automatically follow redirects.. no need to look at any intermediate
                // responses.
                // this was only necessary for cookie-based session implementations
                sendAndReceive(msg1Initial);

                // if non-200 on the response for message 1, no point in continuing. Bale out.
                if (msg1Initial.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode() != HttpStatusCode.OK) {
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("Got a non-200 response code ["
                                + msg1Initial.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode() + "] when sending ["
                                + msg1Initial.getRequestHeader().getURI() + "] with param ["
                                + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                                + "] = NULL (possibly somewhere in the redirects)");
                    continue;
                }

                // now parse the HTML response for urls that contain the same parameter name,
                // and look at the values for that parameter
                // if no values are found for the parameter, then
                // 1) we are messing with the wrong field, or
                // 2) the app doesn't do sessions
                // either way, there is not much point in continuing to look at this field..

                // parse out links in HTML (assume for a moment that all the URLs are in links)
                // this gives us a map of parameter value for the current parameter, to the
                // number of times it was encountered in links in the HTML
                SortedMap<String, Integer> parametersInHTMLURls = getParameterValueCountInHtml(
                        msg1Initial.getResponseBody().toString(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                        isPseudoUrlParameter);
                if (this.debugEnabled)
                    log.debug("The count of the various values of the [" + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                            + "] parameters in urls in the result of retrieving the url with a null value for parameter ["
                            + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "]: " + parametersInHTMLURls);

                if (parametersInHTMLURls.isEmpty()) {
                    // setting the param to NULL did not cause any new values to be generated
                    // for it in the output..
                    // so either..
                    // it is not a session field, or
                    // it is a session field, but a session is only issued on authentication,
                    // and this is not an authentication url
                    // the app doesn't do sessions (etc)
                    // either way, the parameter/url combo is not vulnerable, so continue with
                    // the next parameter
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("The URL parameter [" + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                                + "] was NOT set in any links in the response, when "
                                + (isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo/URL rewritten" : "") + " URL param ["
                                + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                                + "] was set to NULL in the request, so it is likely not a session id field");
                    continue; // to the next parameter
                } else if (parametersInHTMLURls.size() == 1) {
                    // the parameter was set to just one value in the output
                    // so it's quite possible it is the session id field that we have been
                    // looking for
                    // caveat 1: check it is longer than 3 chars long, to remove false
                    // positives..
                    // we assume here that a real session id will always be greater than 3
                    // characters long
                    // caveat 2: the value we got back for the param must be different from the
                    // value we
                    // over-wrote with NULL (empty) in the first place, otherwise it is very
                    // unlikely to
                    // be a session id field
                    possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam = parametersInHTMLURls.firstKey();
                    // did we get back the same value we just nulled out in the original
                    // request?
                    // if so, use this to eliminate false positives, and to optimise.
                    if (possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam.equals(currentHtmlParameter.getValue())) {
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug((isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo/URL rewritten" : "") + " URL param ["
                                    + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                                    + "], when set to NULL, causes 1 distinct values to be set for it in URLs in the output, but the possible session id value ["
                                    + possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam
                                    + "] is the same as the value we over-wrote with NULL. 'Sorry, kid. You got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something'");
                        continue; // to the next parameter
                    }
                    if (possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam.length() > 3) {
                        // raise an alert here on an exposed session id, even if it is not
                        // subject to a session fixation vulnerability
                        // log.info("The URL parameter ["+ currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "]
                        // was set ["+
                        // parametersInHTMLURls.get(possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam)+ "]
                        // times to ["+ possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam + "] in links in the
                        // response, when "+ (isPseudoUrlParameter?"pseudo/URL rewritten":"")+ "
                        // URL param ["+ currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "] was set to NULL in
                        // the request. This likely indicates it is a session id field.");

                        // pass the original param value here, not the new value, since we're
                        // displaying the session id exposed in the original message
                        String extraInfo = Constant.messages.getString(
                                "ascanbeta.sessionidexposedinurl.alert.extrainfo",
                                currentHtmlParameter.getType(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                                currentHtmlParameter.getValue());
                        String attack = Constant.messages
                                .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexposedinurl.alert.attack",
                                        (isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo/URL rewritten " : "")
                                                + currentHtmlParameter.getType(),
                                        currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                        String vulnname = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexposedinurl.name");
                        String vulndesc = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexposedinurl.desc");
                        String vulnsoln = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexposedinurl.soln");

                        if (loginUrl) {
                            extraInfo += ("\n" + Constant.messages
                                    .getString("ascanbeta.sessionidexposedinurl.alert.extrainfo.loginpage"));
                        }

                        // call bingo with some extra info, indicating that the alert is
                        // not specific to Session Fixation, but has its own title and
                        // description (etc)
                        // the alert here is "Session id exposed in url", or words to that
                        // effect.
                        bingo(Alert.RISK_MEDIUM, Alert.CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM, vulnname, vulndesc,
                                getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(),
                                currentHtmlParameter.getName(), attack, extraInfo, vulnsoln, getBaseMsg());

                        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                            String logMessage = MessageFormat.format(
                                    "An exposed session identifier has been found at "
                                            + "[{0}] URL [{1}] on {2} field: [{3}]",
                                    getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getMethod(),
                                    getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(),
                                    (isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo " : "") + currentHtmlParameter.getType(),
                                    currentHtmlParameter.getName());
                            log.debug(logMessage);
                        }
                        // Note: do NOT continue to the next field at this point..
                        // since we still need to check for Session Fixation.
                    } else {
                        if (this.debugEnabled)
                            log.debug((isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo/URL rewritten" : "") + " URL param ["
                                    + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                                    + "], when set to NULL, causes 1 distinct values to be set for it in URLs in the output, but the possible session id value ["
                                    + possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam
                                    + "] is too short to be a real session id.");
                        continue; // to the next parameter
                    }
                } else {
                    // strange scenario: setting the param to null causes multiple different
                    // values to be set for it in the output
                    // it could still be a session parameter, but we assume it is *not* a
                    // session id field
                    // log it, but assume it is not a session id
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug((isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo/URL rewritten" : "") + " URL param ["
                                + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "], when set to NULL, causes ["
                                + parametersInHTMLURls.size()
                                + "] distinct values to be set for it in URLs in the output. Assuming it is NOT a session id as a consequence. This could be a false negative");
                    continue; // to the next parameter
                }

                ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                /// Message 2 - processing starts here
                ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                // we now have a plausible session id field to play with, so set it to a
                // borrowed value.
                // ie: lets re-send the request, but add in the new (valid) session value that
                // was just issued.
                // the aim is then to see if it accepts the session without re-issuing the
                // session id (BAD, in some circumstances),
                // or if it issues a new session value (GOOD, in most circumstances)

                // and set the (modified) session for the second message
                // use a copy of msg2Initial, since it has already had the correct session
                // removed in the request..
                // do NOT use msg2Initial itself, as this will cause both requests in the GUI to
                // show the modified data..
                // finally send the second message, and see how it comes back.
                HttpMessage msg2Initial = msg1Initial.cloneRequest();

                // set the parameter to the new session id value (in different manners,
                // depending on whether it is a real url param, or a pseudo url param)
                if (isPseudoUrlParameter) {
                    // we need to "rewrite" (hack) the URL path to remove the pseudo url
                    // parameter portion
                    // id, we need to remove the ";jsessionid=<sessionid>" bit from the path
                    // and replace it with ";jsessionid=" (ie, we nullify the possible "session"
                    // parameter in the hope that a new session will be issued)
                    // then we continue as usual to see if the URL is vulnerable to a Session
                    // Fixation issue
                    // Side note: quote the string to search for, and the replacement, so that
                    // regex special characters are treated as literals
                    String hackedUrl = requestUrl.replaceAll(
                            Pattern.quote(";" + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "="
                                    + currentHtmlParameter.getValue()),
                            Matcher.quoteReplacement(";" + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "="
                                    + possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam));
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("Changing the pseudo URL parameter from [" + requestUrl + "]: [" + hackedUrl
                                + "]");
                    // Note: the URL is not escaped
                    msg2Initial.getRequestHeader().setURI(new URI(hackedUrl, false));
                    msg2Initial.setGetParams(msg1Initial.getUrlParams()); // restore the GET params
                } else {
                    // do it via the normal url parameters
                    TreeSet<HtmlParameter> urlRequestParams2 = msg2Initial.getUrlParams();
                    urlRequestParams2.add(new HtmlParameter(Type.url, currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam));
                    msg2Initial.setGetParams(urlRequestParams2); // restore the GET params
                }

                // resend a copy of the initial message, but with the new valid session
                // parameter added in, to see if it is accepted
                // automatically follow redirects, which are irrelevant for the purposes of
                // testing URL parameters
                sendAndReceive(msg2Initial);

                // final result was non-200, no point in continuing. Bale out.
                if (msg2Initial.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode() != HttpStatusCode.OK) {
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("Got a non-200 response code ["
                                + msg2Initial.getResponseHeader().getStatusCode() + "] when sending ["
                                + msg2Initial.getRequestHeader().getURI()
                                + "] with a borrowed session (or by following a redirect) for param ["
                                + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "]");
                    continue; // next field!
                }

                // do the analysis on the parameters in link urls in the HTML output again to
                // see if the session id was regenerated
                SortedMap<String, Integer> parametersInHTMLURls2 = getParameterValueCountInHtml(
                        msg2Initial.getResponseBody().toString(), currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                        isPseudoUrlParameter);
                if (this.debugEnabled)
                    log.debug("The count of the various values of the [" + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                            + "] parameters in urls in the result of retrieving the url with a borrowed session value for parameter ["
                            + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "]: " + parametersInHTMLURls2);

                if (parametersInHTMLURls2.size() != 1) {
                    // either no values, or multiple values, but not 1 value.  For a session
                    // that was regenerated, we would have expected to see
                    // just 1 new value
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("The HTML has spoken. [" + currentHtmlParameter.getName()
                                + "] doesn't look like a session id field, because there are "
                                + parametersInHTMLURls2.size()
                                + " distinct values for this parameter in urls in the HTML output");
                    continue;
                }
                // there is but one value for this param in links in the HTML output. But is it
                // vulnerable to Session Fixation? Ie, is it the same parameter?
                String possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam2 = parametersInHTMLURls2.firstKey();
                if (possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam2.equals(possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam)) {
                    // same sessionid used in the output.. so it is likely that we have a
                    // SessionFixation issue..

                    // use the url param extrainfo message, which is specific to the case of url
                    // parameters and url re-writing Session Fixation issue
                    // pretty much everything else is generic to all types of Session Fixation
                    // vulnerabilities
                    String extraInfo = Constant.messages.getString(
                            "ascanbeta.sessionfixation.alert.url.extrainfo", currentHtmlParameter.getName(),
                            possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam, possibleSessionIdIssuedForUrlParam2);
                    String attack = Constant.messages.getString("ascanbeta.sessionfixation.alert.attack",
                            (isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo/URL rewritten " : "")
                                    + currentHtmlParameter.getType(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getName());

                    int risk = Alert.RISK_LOW;
                    if (loginUrl) {
                        extraInfo += ("\n" + Constant.messages
                                .getString("ascanbeta.sessionfixation.alert.url.extrainfo.loginpage"));
                        // login page, so higher risk
                        risk = Alert.RISK_MEDIUM;
                    } else {
                        // not a login page.. lower risk
                        risk = Alert.RISK_LOW;
                    }

                    bingo(risk, Alert.CONFIDENCE_MEDIUM, getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI().getURI(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getName(), attack, extraInfo, getBaseMsg());
                    logSessionFixation(getBaseMsg(),
                            (isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo " : "") + currentHtmlParameter.getType(),
                            currentHtmlParameter.getName());

                    continue; // jump to the next iteration of the loop (ie, the next parameter)

                } else {
                    // different sessionid used in the output.. so it is unlikely that we have a
                    // SessionFixation issue..
                    // more likely that the Session is being re-issued for every single request,
                    // or we have issues a login request, which
                    // normally causes a session to be reissued
                    if (this.debugEnabled)
                        log.debug("The " + (isPseudoUrlParameter ? "pseudo/URL rewritten" : "") + " parameter ["
                                + currentHtmlParameter.getName() + "] in url ["
                                + getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getMethod() + "] ["
                                + getBaseMsg().getRequestHeader().getURI()
                                + "] changes with requests, and so it likely not vulnerable to Session Fixation");
                }

                continue; // onto the next parameter
            } // end of the url parameter code.
        } // end of the for loop around the parameter list

    } catch (Exception e) {
        // Do not try to internationalise this.. we need an error message in any event..
        // if it's in English, it's still better than not having it at all.
        log.error("An error occurred checking a url for Session Fixation issues", e);
    }
}