You simply check the extension on the filename, you can do this prior to upload, it doesn't require any special cf specific functionality, its just validating a filename. If you are allowing people to upload files and them change the extension then you would have a security problem.
Russ Michaels www.michaels.me.uk On 17 Jun 2013 03:03, "Dave Watts" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > if your only dealing with images and are stopping all other file types > > being uploaded then what is the issue with allowing them to be uploaded > to > > the website ? > > I'm not sure what you mean by "stopping all other file types being > uploaded", but CF doesn't include functionality to validate that a > file is what its extension says it is. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:355956 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
