[MacPorts] #62680: UI Redressing leads to perform unauthenticated Actions

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Mon Apr 12 16:52:38 UTC 2021


#62680: UI Redressing leads to perform unauthenticated Actions
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  Reporter:  ImPRINCE99  |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  defect      |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal      |  Milestone:
 Component:  website     |    Version:
Resolution:              |   Keywords:
      Port:              |
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Comment (by ryandesign):

 I see that your attached video shows that you can embed the URL of this
 Trac ticket in an iframe, and your original xhtml attachment shows you can
 embed www.macports.org in an iframe.

 I'm still not entirely clear why embedding a web site in an iframe would
 be a problem. It's been a standard feature of web browsers for decades.

 Our Trac does indeed have forms but is of course a completely separate
 system from www.macports.org. Still, our Trac does not have a login form
 (GitHub handles login for us).

 We can certainly prevent our Trac and other web sites from being embedded
 in iframes using the methods you suggest. But if you think embedding a web
 site in an iframe is in general insecure and should never be allowed, then
 perhaps it would be more efficient for you to work with the major browser
 manufacturers to get them to disable this functionality, rather than have
 to speak with the developers of all web sites about it.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/62680#comment:8>
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