Template:XSS alert/en
From Linux Web Expert
<translate> Warning:</translate> <translate> The code or configuration described here poses a major security risk.</translate> <translate> Site administrators:</translate> <translate> You are advised against using it until this security issue is resolved.</translate> <translate> Problem:</translate> Vulnerable to Cross-site scripting attacks, because it passes user input directly to the browser. This may lead to user accounts being hijacked, among other things. <translate> Solution:</translate> strictly validate user input and/or apply escaping to all characters that have a special meaning in HTML |
Template documentation
- Description
- Adds an alert box describing a Cross-site scripting vulnerability in including Extension page. Also adds including page to Category:Extensions with XSS vulnerabilities
- If your extension was tagged with this template please read
- For extension developers and extension users: Cross-site scripting
- Specifically for extension developers: Security for developers
- Example
{{XSS alert|~~~~}}
- Creates
<translate> Warning:</translate> <translate> The code or configuration described here poses a major security risk.</translate> <translate> Site administrators:</translate> <translate> You are advised against using it until this security issue is resolved.</translate> <translate> Problem:</translate> <translate> Vulnerable to Cross-site scripting attacks, because it passes user input directly to the browser.</translate> <translate> This may lead to user accounts being hijacked, among other things.</translate> Duesentrieb ⇌ 13:43, 22 March 2007 (UTC) <translate> Solution:</translate> <translate> [[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Cross-site scripting</tvar>|strictly validate user input and/or apply escaping to all characters]] that have a special meaning in HTML</translate> Duesentrieb ⇌ 13:43, 22 March 2007 (UTC) |
