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XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) Vulnerability

Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript, stealing user data or hijacking sessions.

What You're Seeing

  • Unexpected JavaScript popups
  • User sessions hijacked
  • Redirects to malicious sites

Why This Happens

  • 1
    Displaying user input without sanitization
  • 2
    Not escaping output
  • 3
    Vulnerable comment systems

How We Fix It

Our senior engineers follow this systematic approach to resolve the issue quickly and permanently.

Escape Output: Use htmlspecialchars() or WordPress escaping functions (esc_html, esc_attr).

Validate Input: Sanitize all user input.

CSP: Implement Content Security Policy headers.

Preventing This Issue

Always escape output, validate input, use CSP, HTTPOnly cookies, avoid inline JavaScript.

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