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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Rooster@infosec.pub to c/technology@beehaw.org

Found the error Not allowed to load local resource: file:///etc/passwd while looking at infosec.pub's communities page. There's a community called "ignore me" that adds a few image tags trying to steal your passwd file.

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[-] BlueBockser@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

But... why? Why even put that URL there? Even if it was most likely harmless for all users, this still looks like an attempt at data exfiltration.

[-] himazawa@infosec.pub 1 points 2 years ago

Because I wanted to try if others URI schemas were supported instead of http / https. file:// was a valid one. Don't worry, the day an attempt of data exfil will happen, you will not see it though your console logs.

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