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What is the result of an attacker executing malicious scripts in the victim's browser?
What is the result of an attacker executing malicious scripts in the victim's browser?
- Defacing web sites
- User sessions hijack and defacing web sites
- Redirecting the user to malicious sites
- All of the above (correct)
What is the primary condition that leads to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?
What is the primary condition that leads to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)?
- Escaping special characters in the DOM
- Validating user input data
- Storing user input data on the target server
- Sending untrusted data to the client without validation (correct)
What type of XSS occurs when user input is stored on the target server?
What type of XSS occurs when user input is stored on the target server?
- Reflected XSS
- Persistent XSS
- Stored XSS (correct)
- DOM Based XSS
What is the sink in DOM Based XSS?
What is the sink in DOM Based XSS?
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What should be done to prevent XSS attacks?
What should be done to prevent XSS attacks?
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What happens in Reflected XSS?
What happens in Reflected XSS?
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What is the type of attack being executed in the scenario described?
What is the type of attack being executed in the scenario described?
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What is the username and password used to login in the scenario?
What is the username and password used to login in the scenario?
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What is the purpose of robust validation mechanisms in preventing XSS attacks?
What is the purpose of robust validation mechanisms in preventing XSS attacks?
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What should developers ensure when accepting user input?
What should developers ensure when accepting user input?
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What is the impact of a successful XSS attack?
What is the impact of a successful XSS attack?
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What should be escaped based on the HTML context?
What should be escaped based on the HTML context?
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