I'm going through old emails I hadn't read, sorry it's taken so long to respond.
> On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:07:05 -0500, Mike Chabot > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am saying that if the user tries to enter <b> tags to make text > > bold, he is going to be disappointed because the HtmlEditFormat tag > > basically wipes out all HTML. > > > > If I wanted to allow limited HTML, I would have to scan the > > string for all potentially dangerous tags, which I belive would > > be less efficient than applying the HtmlEditFormat function. > > If CFMX 7 is an option for you, check out the new scriptProtect= > attribute of <cfapplication> which makes URL and form data safe from > cross-site scripting attacks but still allows HTML input. It's worth pointing out that SCRIPTPROTECT, by default, finds only a few potential XSS exploit string patterns. You can customize these patterns by editing the appropriate XML configuration file, but I think it's a losing battle, since there can be so much variety in XSS exploits. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:213889 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
