XSS
Cross-Site Scripting: a security vulnerability enabling attackers to inject malicious scripts into trusted websites.
Definition
Cross-Site Scripting: a security vulnerability enabling attackers to inject malicious scripts into trusted websites.
Use case
Sanitizing user input comments to prevent injection of <script> tags that steal cookies.
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Articles
Cross-site scripting
Smuggling scripts into trusted pages, and why output must be escaped.