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New McAfee threat
Just received this from McAfee:
Name : Web Application Cross Site Scripting
Category : HTTP - Web Application
Impact : Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
The remote web application appears to be vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS).
The cross-site scripting attack is one of the most common, yet overlooked, security problems facing web developers today. A web site is vulnerable if it displays user-submitted content without sanitizing user input.
The target of cross-site scripting attacks is not the server itself, but the users of the server. By finding a page that does not properly sanitize user input the attacker submits client-side code to the server that will then be rendered by the client. It is important to note that websites that use SSL are just as vulnerable as websites that do not encrypt browser sessions.