Question

XSS stands for _________________

(a) Crack Site Scripting

(b) Cross Site Server

(c) Cross Site Scripting

(d) Crack Server Scripting

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This intriguing question comes from Attack Vectors in division Understanding Attack Vectors of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Right option is (c) Cross Site Scripting

To explain: Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a kind of external injection attack on web-app security where an attacker injects some abnormal data, such as a malicious code/script to harm or lower down the reputation of trusted websites.