Algolia · Report #164833
Hyperlink Injection in Friend Invitation Emails
Validstatus
$100bounty
20upvotes
7 Oct 2016disclosed
How it was found
Description
A user can change their last name to a URL in order to send email invitations containing malicious hyperlinks.
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a new Algolia account with the last name
http://example.com. - Navigate to
My Account > Referrral - Send an invitation to an email address that you control
You will receive a new email with the last name being a link to a potentially malicious site.
Consequences
This permits users to send malicious/phishing links to potential clients. It could also have an effect on how spam filters treat algolia.com emails.