GCIH · Question #767
A victim visits a website that allows authenticated users to upload articles for other users to read. The victim logs in and clicks a link on the website's home page for a newly posted article. When t
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Question
A victim visits a website that allows authenticated users to upload articles for other users to read. The victim logs in and clicks a link on the website's home page for a newly posted article. When the article's page opens, malicious code embedded in the uploaded article runs in the victim's browser, sending sensitive information to the malicious code's author. What web application vulnerability allowed this attack to happen?
Options
- ASQL injection
- BStored XSS
- CCross-Site Request Forgery
- DSession hijacking
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