XSS

Noun

Meaning

XSS (uncountable)

(computer security, Internet) Initialism of cross-site scripting.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A bug-bounty award for an XSS flaw is about $501, well below the $3,650 average award for a critical flaw, allowing organizations to mitigate the common bug on the cheap, researchers noted. Source: Internet

The first bug is an authenticated reflected XSS problem (CVE pending), which is a medium-severity issue ranking 6.5 on the CvSS scale. Source: Internet

But maybe XSS defence wasn’t the modus operandi in this case? Source: Internet

An XSS attack isn't enough, the attacker needs to be able to create a resource on the origin to act as the ServiceWorker. Source: Internet

Because reflected XSS isn't a persistent attack, the attacker must deliver the payload to each victim. Source: Internet

By leveraging persistent (stored) XSS, a hacker can input a dangerous payload and have it saved by the server. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

XSL XSLT XSRF Xstmas XT xtal