/link endpoint allows redirection to any arbitrary URL · Issue #101 · rystaf/mlmym
github.com
On old.lemmy.ca we're seeing a significant number of requests from Google Bot to random sites: 66.249.72.233 - - [27/Feb/2024:21:49:30 -0800] "GET /link?url=https://moebelsachverstaendiger-ganz.de/...

Heads up for anyone running mlmym on their instance, your site is probably being used for google SEO manipulation: https://github.com/rystaf/mlmym/issues/101

If you’re running an old version, update to v0.0.40!

  • Derin@lemmy.beru.coEnglish
    4·
    10 months ago

    Cheers, I just started dropping connections to /link as well, as a result.

    Edit: Looks like it was quickly fixed and released in 0.0.40, very cool.

  • ShadowOPAEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    This is now fixed in v0.0.40, go update!