note 94752 modified in function.mail by danbrown

From: Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:34:36 +0000
Subject: note 94752 modified in function.mail by danbrown
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It is important to filter the form input to prevent header injection. Here is a simple way: <?php # Anti-header-injection - Use before mail() # By Victor Benincasa <vbenincasa(AT)gmail.com> foreach($_REQUEST as $fields => $value) if(eregi("TO:", $value) || eregi("CC:", $value) || eregi("CCO:", $value) || eregi("Content-Type", $value)) exit("ERROR: Code injection attempt denied! Please don't use the following sequences in your message: 'TO:', 'CC:', 'CCO:' or 'Content-Type'."); ?> -- Alex M. --was-- It is important to filter the form input to prevent header injection. Here is a simple way: <?php # Anti-header-injection - Use before mail() # By Victor Benincasa <vbenincasa(AT)gmail.com> foreach($_REQUEST as $fields => $value) if(eregi("TO:", $value) || eregi("CC:", $value) || eregi("CCO:", $value) || eregi("Content-Type", $value)) exit("ERROR: Code injection attempt denied! Please don't use the following sequences in your message: 'TO:', 'CC:', 'CCO:' or 'Content-Type'."); ?> -- Alex M. Unihost Brasil (http://unihostbrasil.com.br) http://php.net/manual/en/function.mail.php

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