# Reverse Tab Nabbing
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## Description
In a situation where an **attacker** can **control** the **`href`** argument of an **`
Create the following pages in a folder and run a web server with `python3 -m http.server`\
Then, **access** `http://127.0.0.1:8000/`vulnerable.html, **click** on the link and note how the **original** **website** **URL** **changes**.
{% code title="vulnerable.html" %}
```markup
Victim Site
Controlled by the attacker
```
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{% code title="malicious.html" %}
```markup
```
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{% code title="malicious\_redir.html" %}
```markup
New Malicious Site
```
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### Accessible properties
In the scenario where a **cross-origin** access occurs (access across different domains), the properties of the **window** JavaScript class instance, referred to by the **opener** JavaScript object reference, that can be accessed by a malicious site are limited to the following:
* **`opener.closed`**: This property is accessed to determine if a window has been closed, returning a boolean value.
* **`opener.frames`**: This property provides access to all iframe elements within the current window.
* **`opener.length`**: The number of iframe elements present in the current window is returned by this property.
* **`opener.opener`**: A reference to the window that opened the current window can be obtained through this property.
* **`opener.parent`**: This property returns the parent window of the current window.
* **`opener.self`**: Access to the current window itself is provided by this property.
* **`opener.top`**: This property returns the topmost browser window.
However, in instances where the domains are identical, the malicious site gains access to all properties exposed by the [**window**](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window) JavaScript object reference.
## Prevention
Prevention information are documented into the [HTML5 Cheat Sheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/HTML5_Security_Cheat_Sheet.html#tabnabbing).
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