Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-Site Scripting is a type of computer security vulnerability that can allow bad people to do bad things with someone else’s website.
Imagine you are playing with your toy cars, and someone sneaks into your room and switches out some of the cars with broken ones. When you play with them, they don’t work right, and you might get frustrated or hurt.
Now imagine that someone does the same thing with a website. They sneak in and put some bad code on the site. When someone else goes to use the site, the bad code can take over their computer, steal their information, or make the site do things it shouldn’t.
This is the basic idea of Cross-Site Scripting. It is a way for people to sneak bad code onto a website and trick other people into running it. It is important to be aware of this type of online threat and take precautions to keep your computer and personal information safe.