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Re: XSS
From: "Sverre H. Huseby" <shh () thathost com>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 21:27:25 +0100
[Matthew Miller]
| First, there are really two types of XSS. Persistent, where the
| injected code is stored within the web application, such as in
| distribution lists, databases, etc..., Transaction based,
| requiring a user to perform an action in order to be affected,
| such as click on a link, view a page with malicious script in it,
| etc...
Sorry for answering this late...
I've come to call the latter "socially engineered XSS" (SEXSS? :) ),
as it most often will involve some kind of con in order to make the
user follow the link. Is that a good name?
Sverre.
PS: I've just finished "The Art of Deception" by Kevin Mitnick. I
guess that's why I suddenly came up with the name. An enjoyable
book, BTW.
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