Current state of research on cross-site scripting (XSS) – A systematic literature review [PDF]
Information and Software Technology, 2015 Context: Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a security vulnerability that affects web applications. It occurs due to improper or lack of sanitization of user inputs. The security vulnerability caused many problems for users and server applications. Objective: To conduct a systematic literature review on the studies done on XSS vulnerabilities and attacks ...
Abu Bakar Md Sultân +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 The largest number of cybersecurity attacks is on web applications, in which Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is the most popular way. The code audit is the main method to avoid the damage of XSS at the source code level.
Chenghao Li +3 more
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Ontology for Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Attack in Cybersecurity [PDF]
Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, 2021 In this work, we tackle a frequent problem that frequently occurs in the cybersecurity field which is the exploitation of websites by XSS attacks, which are nowadays considered a complicated attack. These types of attacks aim to execute malicious scripts
Jean Rosemond Dora, Karol Nemoga
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Enhancing Security of Web-Based IoT Services via XSS Vulnerability Detection [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 The Internet of Things (IoT) technology is experiencing significant growth and integration into various aspects of daily life. With the rising number of connected devices, diverse security challenges are emerging as substantial threats to IoT. Cross-Site
Jemin Kim, Joonseok Park
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Cross-site scripting attack detection based on a modified convolution neural network [PDF]
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2022 Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks are currently one of the most threatening network attack methods. Effectively detecting and intercepting XSS attacks is an important research topic in the network security field. This manuscript proposes a convolutional
Huyong Yan +16 more
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Generative Adversarial Network (GAN)-Based Autonomous Penetration Testing for Web Applications [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 The web application market has shown rapid growth in recent years. The expansion of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and the Internet of Things (IoT) has created new web-based communication and sensing frameworks. Current security research utilizes source
Ankur Chowdhary +2 more
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Cross Channel Scripting and Code Injection Attacks on Web and Cloud-Based Applications: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 Cross channel scripting (XCS) is a common web application vulnerability, which is a variant of a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. An XCS attack vector can be injected through network protocol and smart devices that have web interfaces such as routers ...
Indushree M +4 more
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Deep Learning Technique-Enabled Web Application Firewall for the Detection of Web Attacks [PDF]
Sensors, 2023 New techniques and tactics are being used to gain unauthorized access to the web that harm, steal, and destroy information. Protecting the system from many threats such as DDoS, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, etc., is always a challenging issue ...
Babu R. Dawadi +2 more
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Securing web applications against XSS and SQLi attacks using a novel deep learning approach [PDF]
Scientific ReportsModern web application development involves handling enormous amounts of sensitive and consequential data. Security is, therefore, a crucial component of developing web applications. A web application's security is concerned with safeguarding the data it
Jaydeep R. Tadhani +4 more
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Cost-effective detection system of cross-site scripting attacks using hybrid learning approach
Results in Engineering, 2023 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks inject malicious code payloads into web application logs, triggering stored cross-site scripting execution when accessing the view-logs interface.
Qasem Abu Al-Haija
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