Show 404 on spammy links
How Do I?
Hello,
I’ve noticed that one of my websites is getting spammy links with this kind of structure:
https://mywebsite.it/?URL=https://somewebsite.com/aaaa-mobvies/?query=abcdef%20chubby%20xxxxxxx
(I have altered the URL eliminating the real urls)
The problem is that even if I have enabled strict URL EE still shows a page telling:
“Error: The link you are being redirected to contained some potentially malicious or dangerous code. We recommend you hit the back button and email xxxxx@xxxxxx.it to report the link that generated this message.”
So No 404.
How do I resolve this problem?
Thankyou! Francesco
There’s a config value to disable this functionality: https://docs.expressionengine.com/latest/general/system-configuration-overrides.html#allow_url_redirects_from_site
Thankyou,
but does it trigger 404? Also disabling this feature Do I accidentally disable some Add-ons functionalities?
Thank You very much Francesco
@engagelab yes, it triggers a 404 per https://github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/blob/7.dev/system/ee/legacy/libraries/Redirect.php#L24-L29