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Gmail contacts flaw: Overview and suggestions

Posted 01.01.2007, under Programming

There’s news and discussion about a recent flaw in Gmail that can expose your contact list to any page.

Summary: If you are logged into a Google account (email, personal homepage, etc) then another site can use that authentication to access your contact list. Log out before visiting sites you semi-trust.

This is an example of Cross Site Request Forgery - you …

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