Automated URL-based Cross-site scripting

Reflected Cross-site scripting commonly occurs through URL based parameters. You should know what Cross-site scripting is, and if you don't, I'm embarrassed for you. For real? I have to explain this? Okay. Cross-site scripting is injecting JavaScript into a page. It is hacking 101 and the first attack most people encounter or hear about. Inefficient methods of blocking Cross-site scripting focus around targeting script tags, and with script tags not being necessary to use JavaScript in a page, there are numerous ways around this.

We will create a script that takes a variety of standard evasion techniques and applies them to an automated submittal by using the Requests library. We will know whether the script ...

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