Information on Open Web Applications
a) What are Open Web Applications?
Many widely deployed webform-to-email scripts can be abused to send email to any recipient. Formmail is a common web-hosted script that can be used to accept email via a webpage form, and several makes of formmail script can be abused to send spam to any recipient. Other CGI scripts and web applications can also be abused to relay spam.
b) How can I secure Open Web Applications?
Please click on the link http://spamlinks.net/prevent-secure-webapps.htm to have access to relevant materials on:
- Web Application Spam Relay Security Alerts
- Formmail Anti-Spam Honeypots
- Alternative Formmail Scripts
- Protect PHP