Anyone Can Push Updates to the DOGE.gov Website (www.404media.co)

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"One coder added at least two database entries that are visible on the live site and say “this is a joke of a .gov site” and “THESE ‘EXPERTS’ LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN -roro.” "

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[-] Yoddel_Hickory@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

If SQL injection is picking a lock, this is entering through an unlocked door.

Not sophisticated at all, authentication on API routes is way earlier on the security checklist than SQL query sanitisation. This site is amateur work.

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