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# [What is XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)?](https://code-as-a-story.hashnode.dev/what-is-xss-cross-site-scripting?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

How a website accidentally runs someone else’s code

Jun 20 · 6 min read · code-as-a-story.hashnode.dev  
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-   [#xss](https://hashnode.com/tag/xss)
-   [#xss-attacks](https://hashnode.com/tag/xss-attacks)
-   [#cross-site-scripting](https://hashnode.com/tag/cross-site-scripting)
-   [#cross-site-scripting-xss](https://hashnode.com/tag/cross-site-scripting-xss)
-   [#web-security](https://hashnode.com/tag/web-security)
-   [#front-end-security](https://hashnode.com/tag/front-end-security)
-   [#browser-internals](https://hashnode.com/tag/browser-internals)
-   [#javascript-security](https://hashnode.com/tag/javascript-security)
-   [#cybersecuritybasics](https://hashnode.com/tag/cybersecuritybasics)
-   [#owasp](https://hashnode.com/tag/owasp)
-   [#secure-coding](https://hashnode.com/tag/secure-coding)
-   [#web-development](https://hashnode.com/tag/web-development)

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