What are the potential harmful consequences of an XSS attack?
Tuesday, 08 August 2023
by EITCA Academy
An XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attack is a type of security vulnerability that can have harmful consequences in the field of web development, particularly in PHP and MySQL fundamentals. In this type of attack, an attacker injects malicious scripts into a trusted website, which are then executed by unsuspecting users. These scripts can be used to
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Data Theft, Malware Distribution, Session Hijacking, Web Development, Web Security, XSS Vulnerability