ronjor
April 16th, 2009, 08:35 PM
{QUOTE-> Thousands of Web sites that were cited last year for harboring security flaws that could be used to attack others online remain a hazard and an eyesore along the information superhighway.
At issue are sites that harbor so-called cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which occur when Web sites accept input from a user -- usually from something like a search box or e-mail form -- but do not prevent users from entering malicious code or other instructions. <-QUOTE}Brian Krebs (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/04/creating_a_public_nuisance_wit.html)
At issue are sites that harbor so-called cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which occur when Web sites accept input from a user -- usually from something like a search box or e-mail form -- but do not prevent users from entering malicious code or other instructions. <-QUOTE}Brian Krebs (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/04/creating_a_public_nuisance_wit.html)