Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Cross-site scripting (XSS) [a] 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.
An XSS worm, sometimes referred to as a cross site scripting virus, [1] is a malicious (or sometimes non-malicious) payload, usually written in JavaScript, that breaches browser security to propagate among visitors of a website in the attempt to progressively infect other visitors. [2]
Samy (also known as JS.Spacehero) is a cross-site scripting worm that was designed to propagate across the social networking site MySpace by Samy Kamkar. Within just 20 hours [1] of its October 4, 2005 release, over one million users had run the payload [2] making Samy the fastest-spreading virus of all time. [3] The message on a victim's profile
Cross-site request forgery, also known as one-click attack or session riding and abbreviated as CSRF (sometimes pronounced sea-surf [1]) or XSRF, is a type of malicious exploit of a website or web application where unauthorized commands are submitted from a user that the web application trusts. [2]
Cross-site leaks, also known as XS-leaks, is an internet security term used to describe a class of attacks used to access a user's sensitive information on another website. Cross-site leaks allow an attacker to access a user's interactions with other websites. This can contain sensitive information.
The "XSS" part of the name comes from the abbreviation for cross-site scripting, because both attacks result in malicious code running on a legitimate site. However, Self-XSS has much less impact than most other XSS vulnerabilities because it relies on social engineering. Additionally, the risk of Self-XSS arising from using the web developer ...
Header injection in HTTP responses can allow for HTTP response splitting, session fixation via the Set-Cookie header, cross-site scripting (XSS), and malicious redirect attacks via the location header.
XSS is cross-site scripting, a type of computer security vulnerability. XSS may also refer to: XSS file, a Microsoft Visual Studio Dataset Designer Surface Data file; X11 Screen Saver extension, of X11; Assan language (ISO 639-3 code) Xbox Series S, a digital-only video game console