Security researcher discovers prompt injection vulnerability in YouTube Studio's Ask Studio AI assistant
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A bug bounty hunter and researcher (javoriuski) investigates a security vulnerability in YouTube Studio's AI assistant called "Ask Studio." The researcher theorizes that if the AI reads creator comments and generates responses, a malicious comment containing instructions could potentially manipulate the AI into leaking private information, including private videos. The article describes the setup of the vulnerability discovery process, focusing on how the AI assistant processes user comments and the potential for prompt injection attacks.
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Hacker NewsSecurity researcher discovers prompt injection vulnerability in YouTube Studio's Ask Studio AI assistantjavoriuski.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWhat's not normal is what happens when one of those comments contains instructions instead of feedback.
My initial theory was simple: if the AI reads comments and generates a response based on them, what happens if a comment tells it what to do instead?
Useful feature. Completely normal.
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