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350-701 · Question #254

What is the difference between Cross-site Scripting and SQL Injection attacks?

The correct answer is D. Cross-site Scripting is an attack where code is executed from the server side, whereas SQL. XSS is a client-side vulnerability that targets other application users, while SQL injection is a server-side vulnerability that targets the application's database.

Submitted by yuki_2020· Mar 30, 2026Threats and Vulnerabilities

Question

What is the difference between Cross-site Scripting and SQL Injection attacks?

Options

  • ACross-site Scripting is an attack where code is injected into a database, whereas SQL Injection is
  • BCross-site Scripting is a brute force attack targeting remote sites, whereas SQL Injection is a
  • CCross-site Scripting is when executives in a corporation are attacked, whereas SQL Injection is
  • DCross-site Scripting is an attack where code is executed from the server side, whereas SQL

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • C
    7% (1)
  • D
    93% (14)

Explanation

XSS is a client-side vulnerability that targets other application users, while SQL injection is a server-side vulnerability that targets the application's database.

Topics

#Cross-site Scripting#SQL Injection#Web application security

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