Re: Preventing XSS Attacks

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I've been doing a bit of reading, and I can't really understand why XSS
is such an issue. Sure, if a user can insert a <script> tag, what
difference will that make to anyone else, as it is only on their own
browser.
1. User 1 logs on to the application. Fills up the form with malicious JS code in it. The server accepts the input, is stored in the database. 2. User 2 logs on to the application. Goes to the view the information stored in the database. The JS gets executed on user 2's browser. User is attacked by XSS.

I hope that clarifies the question.


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