wadie Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Can cookies be used to harm a computer or create anything vulnerable on the user's end ? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/256891-cookies-vulnerable-in-php/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Cookies themselves cannot harm a computer, they are dumb "text" files stored on the computer. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/256891-cookies-vulnerable-in-php/#findComment-1316976 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadie Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Can they be used to track or pull any info ? Just wondering what's the different uses of cookies.. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/256891-cookies-vulnerable-in-php/#findComment-1317113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootstah Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Can they be used to track or pull any info ? Just wondering what's the different uses of cookies.. No, they simply hold data given to them by the browser. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/256891-cookies-vulnerable-in-php/#findComment-1317117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadie Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 OK,thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/256891-cookies-vulnerable-in-php/#findComment-1317121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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