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There is a definite issue with the Facebook bug bounty program in that there are many serious issues with the platform that don't fit within the relatively narr
by downandout 11y ago
There is a definite issue with the Facebook bug bounty program in that there are many serious issues with the platform that don't fit within the relatively narrow parameters of the program. I reported an issue that enabled anyone to customize a wall post that says it goes to any site of my choosing in the post (cnn.com, whitehouse.gov, etc), completely customize both the content and photo of the post, and have the link actually go to a URL of my choosing instead of the domain it shows in the post. Examples at [1] and [2].
This issue, which enables uber-credible phishing and other attacks with the assistance of Facebook (since Facebook falsely reports to the user that the link goes to a credible domain of the attacker's choosing while actually sending them to any URL controlled by the attacker), was rejected. Not only was I told that it was not a bug that I could be paid for, but that it really wasn't a bug at all, and that they would do nothing about it.
If these kinds of serious issues are essentially ignored because they don't meet the very narrow guidelines set forth in the bug bounty program, Facebook is going to miss a massive number of problems with its platform.
[1] http://prntscr.com/9fj40t http://prntscr.com/9fj40t
[2] http://prntscr.com/9fj46h http://prntscr.com/9fj46h