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Cake day: July 8th, 2023

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  • This remind me of my school. At the time they used some software to block sites. So I searched for the name of that software, and found an executable file with that name plus config.

    I executed it, and much to my surprise, I could now configure the filters for the whole school. I tested it by entering the URL of a game my classmates was playing at that moment. It was a very weird sensation to see his game getting closed by the software the moment I added it to the blacklist…

    So:

    • I and every other students had read and write acces to the directory where the software was installed.
    • The directory was indexed to make it easier for students to find.
    • There was no extra password or authorization.

    I showed a classmate. Told him to not show anybody else. A week later, he added the startpage to the blacklist. As a result, if you opened Internet Explorer, it would close immediately. Obviously, this caused admins to check out what was going on…

    It was fixed later, but it was fun while it lasted.