Cross Site Scripting

The Cross Site Scripting FAQ -  .

- Answers questions on identification, threats, and prevention. Provides examples and links.

Apache: Cross Site Scripting Info - - How the attack affects websites hosted on the Apache webserver and Apache specific issues.

Bypassing Javascript Filters - The Flash Attack - - Paper by EyeonSecurity explaining how to inject CSS attacks into Web applications which allow Flash content.

CERT/CC: How To Remove Meta-characters From User-Supplied Data In CGI Scripts - - Examples in C and Perl.

Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities - - Security consultant David deVitry offers background information, a free CSS vulnerability detector, and a list of vulnerable sites.

InfoWorld Opinions: Cross-site Scripting - - Article on this often overlooked threat with links. (May 6, 2002)

perl.com: Preventing Cross-site Scripting Attacks - - Paul Lindner, author of the mod_perl cookbook, explains how to secure our sites against Cross-Site Scripting attacks using mod_perl and Apache::TaintRequest. (February 20, 2002)

'Cross-site scripting' tears holes in Net security - - USA Today article by Byron Acohido that details WhiteHat Security's assessment of Hotmail, Yahoo, Amazon, and America Online. (August 30, 2001)

CNN.com: Schwab's Site Could be Vulnerable - - Charles Schwab's online customers are at risk of having their account information accessed and their accounts manipulated due to the same software vulnerability that affected E-Trade's Web site in September. (December 8, 2000)

CERT Advisory CA-2000-02: Malicious HTML Tags Embedded in Client Web Requests - - Advisory published jointly by the CERT Coordination Center, DoD-CERT, the DoD Joint Task Force for Computer Network Defense (JTF-CND), the Federal Computer Incident Response Capability (FedCIRC), and the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). (February 2, 2000)