What is Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

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Uploaded by on Sep 27, 2011

In this video tutorial I demonstrate what an XSS attack (Cross-site scripting attack) is to show you how a hacker can use XSS vulnerabilities to hack into your website. I start the video by explaining the mechanisms of cross site scripting, and I proceed to demonstrate a number of pranks you can play on unsuspecting users. I also demonstrate how cookies can be stolen to hijack sessions and I take a peek into the vulnerable code that allows such attacks. I hope that this video will both entertaining and educational, and that by learning about XSS you can keep your own website safer. The tool used in this video is Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner.

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  • I like your voice. "Steal a cookie" never sounded so appetizing...

  • best accent ever

  • Awesome video guy

  • Excellent Explanation..!! Thanks a lot...!!

  • Well explained Jeremy! A well earned thumb up!

  • When you scanned the website and there are already cross site. What do I do after that for inject redirection or other? Thanks.

  • very interesting nice one mr pullicino :)

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