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cross-site scripting

type of computer security vulnerability typically found in web applications
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cross-site scripting

Summary

cross-site scripting ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,854 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cross-site scripting is a type of vulnerability[2].
  • cross-site scripting's Commons category is recorded as Cross-site scripting[3].
  • cross-site scripting's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/xss[4].
  • cross-site scripting's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'XSS'}[5].

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Definition and Type

cross-site scripting is a type of vulnerability[2].

Why It Matters

cross-site scripting ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,854 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). cross-site scripting. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cross-site-scripting
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