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Facebook refuses to fix obvious security flaw

zdnet.com » 2008 » August » 25th » Facebook refuses to fix obvious security flaw

Tagged: web 2 0, privacy, malware, browsers, hackers, facebook, anti virus, data theft, vulnerability research, exploit code, viruses and worms, pen testing, patch watch, arbitrary code execution, social networking applications

The Register’s Dan Goodin has the scoop on an obvious security vulnerability that’s being ignored by the powers at Facebook. The issue, as demonstrated by this proof-of-concept, shows how a social network application can be rigged to hijack a Facebook user’s session identification cookies, deliver pop-up messages or change the color of Facebook pages. “With a little [...] Continue Reading »


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