RE: [PHP] Munging hidden/form variables
| From: | Boget, Chris | Date: | Thu, 01 Mar 2001 23:47:19 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] Munging hidden/form variables | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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> Don't bother with checking the HTTP_REFERER - it can be easily forged.
> There is a very simple solution to this problem -- validate the data from
> the form!
[snip]
> You should be doing this anyway, since who knows what the user could
> type in your input box. Nevermind if somebody makes a copy of your
> form. Never never never trust the client.
I'm already doing this. However, if I have a hidden variable containing
a value of the current user I'm working with, that value can be changed
to something else and it would pass the test. However, I need to find a
way to determine if something like that has happened. That's where my
description of what I was thinking of doing came from.
Chris