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Ehhh, what's happening here?

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    #2
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Clever but dangerous, how is he able to execute code from within a post?
    What else can he do?


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    #3
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    He's linking to this image
    http://jfbusiness.webexone.com/ann.dav/9878/Ulster_JPEG.jpg

    Which requires authentication to view, hence your browser naturally asks for the password. Nothing dodgy here.


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    #4
    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,836 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Ah grand, harmless so :)


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    #5
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Just about to post the same. I had a look at the source code for the page and it appears he's trying to embed an image that is hosted on a secure server which is asking for a username/password to access the image. Innocent enough probably but if users respond with their Boards.ie username/password they will be logged on the external server.


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    #6
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    I've removed it.


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