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From: DanSmith8011 <dansmithdan7@aol.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 19:32:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) entry

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+---
+Title: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
+Short Description: A type of web security vulnerability where attackers inject malicious scripts into websites viewed by other users.
+---
+
+## Definition
+Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is a security vulnerability that lets attackers inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users. These scripts run in the victims’ browsers and can steal cookies, tokens or manipulate page content.
+
+## Types of XSS
+### Stored XSS
+Malicious scripts are permanently stored on the server (for example, in a database) and later served to users.
+
+### Reflected XSS
+Scripts are injected via a URL or request and reflected back by the server in the response (e.g., in search results).
+
+### DOM-based XSS
+Vulnerabilities exist entirely in client-side JavaScript: the page’s DOM is modified with attacker data without proper sanitisation.
+
+## Minimal vulnerable example
+```html
+<!-- vulnerable.html -->
+<input id="name" />
+<p id="output"></p>
+
+<script>
+  const input = document.getElementById('name');
+  const output = document.getElementById('output');
+
+  input.addEventListener('input', () => {
+    // This uses innerHTML and is vulnerable to XSS
+    output.innerHTML = input.value;
+  });
+</script>
+
+## Example safe fix (same example)
+```html
+<script>
+  const input = document.getElementById('name');
+  const output = document.getElementById('output');
+
+  input.addEventListener('input', () => {
+    // Safer: insert untrusted text as textContent
+    output.textContent = input.value;
+  });
+</script>
+
+
+After pasting that, **press `Ctrl + D`** in Git Bash.  
+
+✅ That will save the file as `index.md` in the folder `content/x/cross-site-scripting`.  
+
+Once saved, we can **stage, commit, and push** it to GitHub.  
+
+Do you want me to guide you through that next?
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