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A Web site that allows users to enter text, such as a comment or a name, and then stores it and later display it to other users, is potentially vulnerable to a kind of attack called a ___________________ attack.(a) Two-factor authentication(b) Cross-site request forgery(c) Cross-site scripting(d) Cross-site scoring scriptingI have been asked this question in examination.My query is from Application Security in chapter Database Programming Techniques of Database Management

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The CORRECT option is (c) Cross-site scripting

The explanation is: In such an attack, a malicious user ENTERS code written in a client-side scripting LANGUAGE such as JAVASCRIPT or Flash instead of entering a VALID name or comment.



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