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Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats?
From: focus () karsites net
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 06:51:31 +0100 (BST)
One of the major problems with PHP and other server sided languages provided by web hosting services is the fact that the web hosting provider has no control over the code written by their customers. This leads to all sorts of security holes being left wide open. The most obvious one is not checking variable content submitted by user forms. I cannot see any way around this. The customer, possible a newbie to SSS, wants PHP or ASP available on their website, so they can experiment with writing scripts. The hosting providers offer the required SSS language to attract business. The hosting provider has no idea what scripts their customers are writing, and uploading to the hosts server. Seems like a recipe for disaster to me really. Just my 2 cents. Keith Roberts http://www.karsites.net/ On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Benjamin Livshits wrote:
Many vulnerabilities reported on SecurityFocus.com daily involve PHP programs. I was wondering if that's a reflection of the fact that many Web apps out there are written in PHP. Or is it that vulnerabilities in proprietary apps that is written in Java or C# simply doesn't make it to SecurityFocus.com? Thanks. -Ben
Current thread:
- Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Benjamin Livshits (Jun 24)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Matt Szubrycht (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Susol Ultimate Creative Media (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Steve McCullough (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Jesse G. Lands (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mamading Ceesay (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Susol Ultimate Creative Media (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Matt Szubrycht (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Andrew van der Stock (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? focus (Jun 24)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Steve McCullough (Jun 26)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Rob Lanphier (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Gary Warner (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? prep (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Curphey (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Steve Slater (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Adam Shostack (Jun 25)
- Re: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Ben Sytko (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Curphey (Jun 25)
- RE: Languages/platforms used for Web apps. Any stats? Mark Curphey (Jun 25)