Which of the following BEST describes the attack that was attempted against the forum readers?

An analyst visits an internet forum looking for information about a tool. The analyst finds a threat that appears to contain relevant information.

One of the posts says the following:

Which of the following BEST describes the attack that was attempted against the forum readers?
A . SOU attack
B . DLL attack
C . XSS attack
D . API attack

View Answer

Answer: C

Explanation:

Cross-site scripting attacks may occur anywhere that possibly malicious users are allowed to post unregulated material to a trusted website for the consumption of other valid users. The most common example can be found in bulletin-board websites which provide web based mailing list-style functionality.

https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/

https://www.acunetix.com/websitesecurity/cross-site-scripting/