A Broken Commercial Metaverse-Based Virtual Office Platform

Explore a comprehensive analysis of security vulnerabilities in metaverse-based virtual office platforms presented at Nullcon Berlin. Delve into the findings of Team MetaVersPloit, who uncovered 31 vulnerabilities across four platforms, including severe threats like Remote Code Execution, Local Privilege Escalation, Eavesdropping, Cross-Site Scripting, and Denial of Service. Examine the team's methodology, which involved functional analysis of 13 common virtual office features, tech-stack structure assessment, and attack vector identification. Learn about the various environments affected, including web, binary, and VR/XR, and understand the potential impacts such as space theft, internal object destruction, and unauthorized access. Gain insights into the countermeasures reported for platforms like Gethertown, Orbis, Kumospace, and Space. Conclude by exploring potential threats to other metaverse-based platforms, discussing assets targeted by attackers, and reviewing technical and design-level security measures to prevent such attacks.