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IE8 CSS-based forced tweeting

Scary Beasts Security

A few weeks back, I published a demo that uses a serious Internet Explorer cross-origin violation to permit a malicious web page to force the visitor to make unwarranted tweets: [link] The post was light on technical details of how the attack works, so they will be filled in below. In addition, I'll quickly take care of the FAQ: Q) Does this attack affect earlier versions of Internet Explorer, such as IE6?