- cross-posted to:
- interestingreads@lemmonade.marbledfennec.net
- cross-posted to:
- interestingreads@lemmonade.marbledfennec.net
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.
You have to be extremely poorly configured for this to work, but the red flags you see should keep you on your toes for the red flags you don’t.
If you find something, report it. Don’t experiment on the public.
https://www.bugcrowd.com/resources/guide/what-is-responsible-disclosure/
That harmless self retweeting tweet was pretty funny though
Link?
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Twitter+self+retweeting+tweet+exploit
Sorry I couldn’t resist. Here’s a Tom Scott video https://youtu.be/zv0kZKC6GAM
That’s delightful.
My first thought was that a Javascript library pulled from a CDN got spiked.