Multiple choice technology security

Cross Site Scripting is an attack against

  1. Client (Browser)

  2. Database

  3. Web Application

  4. Web Server
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks specifically target the client's browser by injecting malicious scripts that execute in the victim's browser context. The attack doesn't directly target the database (B), the web application server-side (C), or the web server infrastructure (D) - those are vulnerable to different types of attacks like SQL injection or server-side code execution.

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