How To Prevent HPP and XSS Attacks In Nodejs

In today's world, cyber attacks are becoming more and more sophisticated. Two common types of attacks that websites and applications face are:

1. HPP (HTTP Parameter Pollution)


2. XSS (Cross-Site Scripting).

HPP

HPP attacks occur when the HTTP parameters are polluted with duplicate or malicious values.

XSS

While XSS attacks occur when attackers inject malicious scripts into a website or application. It occurs the most when we users are able to make queries using the URL.

Fortunately, there are modules available in …

application applications attackers attacks cross-site cyber cyber attacks hpp http inject malicious node parameter scripting scripts security types website websites world xss