General Information

Cross Context Scripting

Variants:
Direct Persistent Session 

Vector Type:
Attack

Relevance:
Generic

Layer:
Custom Browser Extension, Browser

Platforms:
Any

Target Type:
Application

Affected Mechanisms:
Input Validation, Syntax Escaping, Output Encoding

Invented In:
08/09/2006

Added In:
25/12/2014

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Vector Operation Method:
A cross site scripting attack injected into a trusted zone in the browser, either in browser management features or in custom extensions.


Direct Variant:

XCS

Also Known As:
Cross Context Scripting

Typical Severity:
Critical

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Persistent Variant:

Stored XCS

Also Known As:
Persistent XCS

Typical Severity:
Critical

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Session Variant:

XCS via Session Puzzling

Also Known As:
Cross Context Scripting via Session Puzzling

Typical Severity:
Critical

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