Are they just an issue with wefwef or trying to use an exploit

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Doesn’t Lemmy use HttpOnly cookies? This would fix any js based exploit.

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Also, strict CSP would prevent it entirely.

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out of curiosity, what CSP options would fix this?

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To prevent execution of scripts not referenced with the correct nonce:

script-src 'self' 'nonce-$RANDOM'

To make it super strict, this set could be used:

default-src 'self';
script-src 'nonce-$RANDOM'
object-src 'none';
base-uri 'none';
form-action 'none';
frame-ancestors 'none';
frame-src 'none';
require-trusted-types-for 'script'

Especially the last one might cause the most work, because the “modern web development environment” simply cannot provide this. Also: form-action 'none'; should be validated. It should be set to self if forms are actually used to send data to the server and not handled by Javascript.

The MDN has a good overview: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Security-Policy

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I don’t know what Lemmy uses tbh. I don’t even know if the code would work when run. Like i don’t know e.g. if they grab the username(?) correctly. I just understand their intentions but yeah their execution might be horrible.

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I’d be willing to bet they’re using the API to make all the changes. The cookie has the jwt token. I don’t believe you need the username (at least judging by the js API docs).

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Someone said they think it is to know if the user is admin. I haven’t verify it. And I tried to make clear that username was a guess.

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