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Cybersecurity & Cryptography
Q11 / 100
What is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?
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The correct answer is B) An attack injecting malicious JavaScript into web pages viewed by other users, stealing cookies, credentials, or redirecting users
B
Correct Answer
An attack injecting malicious JavaScript into web pages viewed by other users, stealing cookies, credentials, or redirecting users
Explanation
XSS: stored (persisted in DB), reflected (in URL), or DOM-based. Attacker injects <script>document.cookie</script>. Prevented by output encoding, CSP headers, and input validation.
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