I am very concerned about the second limit number, since $max_recs1 is this: $max_recs1 = param("max_rec");

Is there any reason you don't verify that param("max_rec") is one of the numbers that you expect (or at least a number)?

Consider sanity checking all of the form parameters before you do anything else. Depending on the structure of your app, you might want to re-issue the form if any of the parameters are bad, or you might want to just issue an error page. (In the case of a pop-up menu, if you get bad data you either have a programming error, or someone is trying to hack you. An error page is a reasonable response to either case.)

In reply to Re: security question... by dws
in thread security question, mysql, limit, dbi, and placeholders by powerhouse

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