Multiple choice technology security

Cross site scripting is a type of attack where:

  1. Attacker changes the privilege level through a script

  2. Attacker uploads a message that contains client side code that attacks anyone that reads it.

  3. A script is run at the attackers machine

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) occurs when an attacker uploads or injects a malicious script onto a target server (such as in a comment section). The script then executes inside the browser of any user who retrieves and reads that content, attacking the client side.

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