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Reddit · Report #1165919

Content Spoofing

N/Astatus
lowseverity
1upvotes
21 Oct 2021disclosed

How it was found

Vulnerability: Content Spoofing or Text Injection Description: This vulnerability will reflect text on to the web page which is used to scam a victim to visit or send information to a malicious website. Because it is inside the domain and trusted web page, there is chances of scam. Open the Url and you will see it. URL: ==https://ads-api.reddit.com///ohhhhhhhhhhh%20we%20are%20facing%20a%20heavy%20traffic,%20please%20visit%20our%20following%20website%20https://www.attacker.com%20to%20learn%20more== attachments ::: {F1266927}

Reference: https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Content_Spoofing Screenshot is attached as a POC.

similar reports ::

1- https://hackerone.com/reports/841630 2- https://hackerone.com/reports/498562 3- https://hackerone.com/reports/327671

Impact

It is used to scam victim and result will be dangerous.

This report was disclosed publicly on HackerOne and belongs to its author and the program. See the original