After reviewing the final report for a penetration test, a cybersecurity analyst prioritizes the remediation for input validation vulnerabilities. Which of the following attacks is the analyst…

The correct answer is D. Cross-site scripting. Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks occur when an application includes untrusted data in a web page without proper validation or escaping. This allows attackers to execute malicious scripts in users' browsers, leading to data theft, session hijacking, or defacement. Remediating…

Submitted by asante_acc· Mar 6, 2026Vulnerability Management

Question

After reviewing the final report for a penetration test, a cybersecurity analyst prioritizes the remediation for input validation vulnerabilities. Which of the following attacks is the analyst seeking to prevent?

Options

ADNS poisoning
BPharming
CPhishing
DCross-site scripting

How the community answered

(22 responses)

A
14% (3)
B
5% (1)
C
5% (1)
D
77% (17)

Explanation

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks occur when an application includes untrusted data in a web page without proper validation or escaping. This allows attackers to execute malicious scripts in users' browsers, leading to data theft, session hijacking, or defacement. Remediating input validation vulnerabilities is essential to prevent XSS attacks.

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#Input validation#cross-site scripting#web vulnerabilities#remediation

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