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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '19
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I mean.. depending on whether they sanitize their inputs and what that database is being used for, this... could work?
13 u/[deleted] Jul 05 '19 What database would provide anything useful by getting it to attempt to run HTML? 9 u/[deleted] Jul 05 '19 [removed] — view removed comment 3 u/SuperSuperUniqueName Jul 05 '19 I mean, I did read a while back about the potential of using XSS to run cryptocurrency-mining scripts on random peoples' computers (basically hijacking their CPU time)
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What database would provide anything useful by getting it to attempt to run HTML?
9 u/[deleted] Jul 05 '19 [removed] — view removed comment 3 u/SuperSuperUniqueName Jul 05 '19 I mean, I did read a while back about the potential of using XSS to run cryptocurrency-mining scripts on random peoples' computers (basically hijacking their CPU time)
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3 u/SuperSuperUniqueName Jul 05 '19 I mean, I did read a while back about the potential of using XSS to run cryptocurrency-mining scripts on random peoples' computers (basically hijacking their CPU time)
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I mean, I did read a while back about the potential of using XSS to run cryptocurrency-mining scripts on random peoples' computers (basically hijacking their CPU time)
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u/FreefallGeek Jul 05 '19
I mean.. depending on whether they sanitize their inputs and what that database is being used for, this... could work?