What is going on?

What is going on in these fora? People are complaining about their profiles being modified and threads are spinning out of control. Is there a virus at sun? My profile has also been edited!

[196 byte] By [Jamwaa] at [2007-11-27 7:33:05]

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# 1

no, some idiot found a way to mess with profiles through hidden URLs in message texts.Won't be long before he's banned I hope.

jwentinga at 2007-7-12 19:13:28 >

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# 2

The user "pooperscooper" has posted an exploit that defaces your profile. You can make any necessary corrections to your profile here: http://forum.java.sun.com/settings!default.jspaNote that "pooperscooper" has posted the same exploit in a variety of threads. ~

yawmarka at 2007-7-12 19:13:28 >

# 3

It's a script... there's a lack-of-security security hole about 15 feet wide in the forum software, apparently... read the discussion here http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5183774

corlettka at 2007-7-12 19:13:28 >

# 4

[url= http://achewood.com/index.php?date=01142004]Jesus man, you could drive a bus through these security holes. All honking and dragging a bunch of rusty bikes. [/url]

hunter9000a at 2007-7-12 19:13:28 >

# 5

A bit like GW's "The dog ate my WMD homework miss."

corlettka at 2007-7-12 19:13:28 >

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