Why XSS is still an XXL issue in 2021

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Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks take advantage of coding flaws in the way websites or web applications generate input from users. Despite their longstanding reputation as a significant infosec problem, XSS attacks have remained a constant of the OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks year after year and still make headlines. In fact, earlier this year researchers uncovered a severe XSS vulnerability in the WordPress search plugin called Ivory Search. This now-patched bug left 60,000 … More →

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