Gmail Security Issue

By Patrick Talmadge On January 5, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Google was using javascript to store Gmail address books while the user was logged in. As a result if a user is logged into Gmail, a malicious website could request your Gmail addressbook.Google has resolved this flaw, but it does point out the danger of javascript.

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