I discovered a minor vulnerability in a job seeking site. The API shows whether salary should be hidden or not and also contains the min/max salary, regardless of whether it's hidden or not.
When submitting an application, would it be immoral to use that information for the suggested salary field?
Jason Parker (he/they)
npub1re…amq7d
2026-10-06 15:27:30 UTC
Author Public Key
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wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2026-10-06 15:27:30 UTCEvent JSON
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