1. I create a well crafted post to a normal site that gets 10.000 upvotes.

  2. I change the URL to a malicious site.

  3. ???

  4. Profit

  • gun/linux@latte.isnot.coffeeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    There’s also

    1. I create a well crafted post woth a url to a normal site in the body of my post that gets 10.000 upvotes.

    2. I change the URL to a malicious site.

    3. ???

    4. Profit

  • Salamander@mander.xyzEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    It makes it a little bit easier to do, but it is not difficult to replicate this effect without changing the URL in the title - using a redirected URL and changing the redirect address, for example.

    I think that this small increase in the way this kind of attack can be delivered is more than counter-balanced by the convenience of having editable titles.

      • Salamander@mander.xyzEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        You don’t need to use a known redirect link. If the plan begins with a post that obtains 10,000 likes, I am sure the attacker can spend a small amount of effort and register a domain.

        • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          1 year ago

          Surely you don’t think that’s equivalent to a simple 5 second copy paste of a new URL into the textbox, right?

          And it’s not just about attack vectors, it’s also about stealth ads and misinformation

          • Cinner@kbin.social
            1·
            1 year ago

            I’m not sure what you’re getting at but he’s right, it’s incredibly simple to setup a new redirect site.

  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    The url and title should both be locked after a post. The contents should be free to change, that way updates and such can be posted if necessary.

    Comments can continue to work as-is, there is a similar danger there, but it doesn’t matter nearly as much.