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Writing "/etc/hosts" breaks the Substack editor

(scalewithlee.substack.com)
601 points scalewithlee | 1 comments | 25 Apr 25 13:48 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Y_Y ◴[25 Apr 25 14:13 UTC] No.43793778[source]▶
Does it block `/etc//hosts` or `/etc/./hosts`? This is a ridiculous kind of whack-a-mole that's doomed to failure. The people who wrote these should realize that hackers are smarter and more determined than they are and you should only rely on proven security, like not executing untrusted input.
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mystifyingpoi ◴[25 Apr 25 14:20 UTC] No.43793862[source]▶
No one expects any WAF to be a 100% solution that catches all exfiltration attempts ever, and it should not be treated this way. But having it is generally better than not having it.
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paxys ◴[25 Apr 25 14:22 UTC] No.43793876[source]▶
> But having it is generally better than not having it.

So is HN and every other site in the world insecure because it allows users to post "/etc/hosts" ?

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1. ◴[25 Apr 25 14:28 UTC] No.43793953[source]▶