Accidentally Secure Is Not Secure: A Case of Three Stooges Syndrome

Published

2020-10-20 00:00

Collected

2026-07-08 02:08

---
id: 4110
title: "Accidentally Secure Is Not Secure: A Case of Three Stooges Syndrome"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/accidentally-secure-not-secure"
published_at: "2020-10-20T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["appsec", "vulnerability-management", "sql-injection", "penetration-testing", "risk-prioritization"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4110"
lang: en
---

# Accidentally Secure Is Not Secure: A Case of Three Stooges Syndrome

## Summary

'Accidentally secure' isn't secure: a SQL injection capped by an 8-character field limit can become exploitable after routine code changes, so don't ignore not-yet-exploitable findings.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2020-10-20T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/accidentally-secure-not-secure
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4110