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Cross-site scripting

Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a type of security vulnerability that can be found in some web applications. XSS attacks enable attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A cross-site scripting vulnerability may be used by attackers to bypass access controls such as the same-origin policy. XSS effects vary in range from…

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Cross-site scripting

Nodes65
Edges64
Triples71
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030769
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related to Further reading · 17
Cross-site scripting → ASP, Concise Cross-Site Scripting Explanation, Consortium, Cross Site Scripting, Everyday Developer, February, Lock Me Down, MacKenzie, Multiple Languages, NET Made Easy, October, Preventing XSS, Retrieved October, ScriptAlert1, Security, The Web Application Security, Thomas
related to background · 10
Cross-site scripting → By, Content, Cross-site, Exploiting, Security, This, URI, URL, URLs, When
related to Server-side versus DOM-based vulnerabilities · 10
Cross-site scripting → AJAX, As, DOM-based, DOM-based XSS, In, JavaScript, Rather, The, User, XSS
related to Cookie security · 9
Cross-site scripting → Besides, HTTP, IP, Many, NATed IP, One, This, To, XSS
related to External links · 8
Cross-site scripting → Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Database, OWASP, Reviewing Code, Testing, Websites Vulnerable, XSS, XSSXSSed
related to Non-persistent (reflected) · 6
Cross-site scripting → Because HTML, HTML, HTTP, If, The, These
related to Persistent (or stored) · 5
Cross-site scripting → For, HTML, The, These, XSS
related to Types · 4
Cross-site scripting → DOM-based, Some, There, XSS

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xss web scripting html cross-site scripts security javascript site attacks user code client-side data browser users vulnerability attacker page example

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the same-origin policyinstance ofA cross-site scripting vulnerability may be used by attackers to bypass access controls0.80text
theinstance ofHTML tags0.80text
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundSecurity0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundThis0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundURL0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundURI0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundContent0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundURLs0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundCross-site0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundExploiting0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundWhen0.60section
Cross-site scriptingrelated to backgroundBy0.60section

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