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CRV2 RevCodeXSS
Where can XSS occur??
HTML Body Context
<span>UNTRUSTED DATA</span>
HTML Attribute Context
<input type="text" name="fname" value="UNTRUSTED DATA">
attack: "><script>/* bad stuff */</script>
HTTP GET Parameter Context
<a href="/site/search?value=UNTRUSTED DATA">clickme</a>
attack: " onclick="/* bad stuff */"
URL Context
<a href="UNTRUSTED URL">clickme</a> <iframe src="UNTRUSTED URL" />
attack: javascript:/* BAD STUFF */
CSS Value Context
attack: expression(/* BAD STUFF */)
JavaScript Variable Context
<script>var currentValue='UNTRUSTED DATA';</script>
<script>someFunction('UNTRUSTED DATA');
</script> attack: ');/* BAD STUFF */
JSON Parsing Context
JSON.parse(UNTRUSTED JSON DATA)
