Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities (3 Tips to prevent it)

👨‍💻What is Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) is a vulnerability that allows an attacker to inject client-side scripts (usually JavaScript) into web pages.

When a user loads an affected page, the attacker’s scripts will be executed, with which they can steal session tokens and cookies, change the content of the web page through DOM manipulation or even redirect the browser. XSS vulnerabilities typically occur when an application takes user input and outputs it to an unvalidated page. …

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