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Re:Gmail is opening and caching URLs within emails without u... by weird-eye-issue on Saturday August 21, 2021 @03:55AM (#28255086)
What you are describing isn't even CSRF
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Re:Gmail is opening and caching URLs within emails without u... by debaserab2 on Saturday August 21, 2021 @09:59PM (#28262236)
Yes it is - and it's worthwhile to read bawolffs well written explanation of how exactly it could be exploited. Downplaying security vulnerabilities of this sort is precisely how database leaks happen.
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Re:Gmail is opening and caching URLs within emails without u... by weird-eye-issue on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:25AM (#28285970)
I don't downplay security issues. I just make sure they are actually understood first and that isn't what is going on here at all. What he is describing is not related to CSRF
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