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Old April 20th, 2006, 11:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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The ownership permissions by the script means that it has the ability to write, delete or move files more easily. Code has a lot more freedom over the filesystem of your account, which makes it easier to exploit them.

For the same reason you don't need 0777 to upload files for your image galley, you don't need 0777 to upload a malicious file or to execute it.
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