A Web site that allows users to enter text, such as a comment or a name, and then stores it and later display it to other users, is potentially vulnerable to a kind of attack called a ___________________ attack. - PrepBharat

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A Web site that allows users to enter text, such as a comment or a name, and then stores it and later display it to other users, is potentially vulnerable to a kind of attack called a ___________________ attack.

a) Two-factor authentication
b) Cross-site request forgery
c) Cross-site scripting
d) Cross-site scoring scripting

Answer: c
Explanation: In such an attack, a malicious user enters code written in a client-side scripting language such as JavaScript or Flash instead of entering a valid name or comment.

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