cross-site scripting

noun

An exploit that involves tricking a victim into executing a malicious script on a target website, so that the malicious content is trusted as though it were part of that site.

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Meanings

nouncross-site scripting (uncountable)
  1. Internetuncountablecomputer securityAn exploit that involves tricking a victim into executing a malicious script on a target website, so that the malicious content is trusted as though it were part of that site.

    Synonyms: XSS

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn exploit that involves tricking a victim into executing a malicious script on a target website, so that the malicious content is trusted as though it were part of that site.

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XSS
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APA

cross-site scripting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-site%20scripting

MLA

“cross-site scripting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-site%20scripting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-site scripting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-site%20scripting.

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