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| author | Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com> | 2008-05-15 22:13:14 +0200 |
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| committer | Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com> | 2008-05-15 22:13:14 +0200 |
| commit | 63fc5fe5c6d8c9c8a2d693b0f65c3c8af8f2a74f (patch) | |
| tree | 49410adf5480f72cf7df6599538b833abc5e31d0 /user_guide/libraries | |
| parent | 66c474d848907bb91c316e9acbbcaba6a2591032 (diff) | |
added ability to use xss_clean() to test images, and improved security for vectors particular to the Opera family of browsers
Diffstat (limited to 'user_guide/libraries')
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide/libraries/input.html | 5 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide/libraries/input.html b/user_guide/libraries/input.html index 17ed7f0ff..c95ebbd98 100644 --- a/user_guide/libraries/input.html +++ b/user_guide/libraries/input.html @@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ Note: This function should only be used to deal with data upon submission. It's <p>Note: If you use the form validation class, it gives you the option of XSS filtering as well.</p>
+<p>An optional second parameter, <dfn>is_image</dfn>, allows this function to be used to test images for potential XSS attacks, useful for file upload security. When this second parameter is set to <dfn>TRUE</dfn>, instead of returning an altered string, the function returns TRUE if the image is safe, and FALSE if it contained potentially malicious information that a browser may attempt to execute.</p>
+<code>if ($this->input->xss_clean($file, TRUE) === FALSE)<br />
+{<br />
+ // file failed the XSS test<br />
+}</code>
<h2>Using POST, COOKIE, or SERVER Data</h2>
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