Hacking is an extensive subject and there are many ways in which hackers try to access the information of various users as well as their system, they are trying to use methods that help them achieve their goal as soon as possible, and another feature that these methods need to have is that users cannot find out that they have been hacked quickly, before addressing the main topic of this article, it is necessary to have an overview of hacking and cross-site scripting .

What is a hack?

Hacking is a topic in which profiteers, try to use the benefits of their computer talent in order to gain access to various systems as well as their information, and the people who do it are called hackers, there are many types of hackers, some of whom use their talents to help organizations improve their information security , on the other hand, there are some other types of hackers who use their talents against the law, therefore, there are different types of hackers including: white hat, black hat , red hat, blue hat, gray hat, etc., hackers, which you can read the descriptions of each of them in the relevant articles on our site.

What is a cross-site scripting?

It is a type of hacking method which has attracted many attentions and is popular among hackers, in this method, hackers create malicious codes and put them on reputable sites and others, so that users who visit that site will be eventually hacked, this kind of attack has different types, among which we can mention Stored XSS, DOM-based XSS , Reflected XSS, etc.

Which language is the main target of cross-site scripting?

This question is the main topic of this article that the answer of it, is JavaScript , infected JavaScript can cause a lot of damage to the system of different users, therefore it is an important subject which we will briefly explain about it.

What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is actually one of the programming languages ​​that different users can use in order to access many features, in fact this language controls the way that webpages work.

When is JavaScript used?

In general, this language is used in many cases, JavaScript provides many features, including the ability to add interactivity to web pages, through which users can communicate with web pages better.- JavaScript allows a user to zoom in, on a web page, play and view animations or audio and video files, see more information by clicking a button, and so on, all of which are provided to users through JavaScript. 

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