One of the fundamental skills needed for successful XSS is to understand filter evasion. This is because filters are often used by Web developers to prevent a would be attacker from injecting ...

Even the most trustworthy-looking website could trick you into giving up personal details through cross-site scripting. Here’s what you need to know about XSS attacks. It’s easy to become convinced of ...

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities have been exploited by attackers since the early 2000s, and XSS has been on the OWASP Top 10 list of critical security risks for web applications beginning in 2004 ...

Illustration by Mark Todd In May, Web security consultant George Deglin discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that involved Facebook’s controversial Instant Personalization feature. The ...

In cyber security, attention is concentrated on the new -- zero-day exploits, for example, are big news and big business. But old threats can still cause big problems for organizations, even when the ...

In 2005, a MySpace user named Samy discovered a unique way to expand his buddy list. Within 24 hours, the number of friends on his page grew from 73 to more than 1 million. He achieved this instant ...