Unit Description
Learn about XSS, a client-side vulnerability, and how to defend against it.
Objectives

Topics Covered

  • Three types of XSS: Stored, Reflected, and DOM-based
  • Stealing cookies and modifying pages via XSS
  • XSS prevention techniques: HTML sanitization and entity code substitution

Recommended For

  • Developers interested in web security
  • Those who want a deep understanding of client-side web vulnerabilities

Prerequisite Knowledge

  • Understanding of cookies and sessions
  • Basic knowledge of web development (HTML, JavaScript)
  • Experience with web frameworks like Flask
Composition
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
ClientSide: XSS
Lab: Basic XSS
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Quiz: XSS
[Exercise] XSS
Exercise: XSS
xss-1
[Exercise] XSS-2
Exercise: XSS-2
xss-2
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