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XSS Prevention: Protecting Against Cross-Site Scripting

Prevent XSS attacks in web applications. Learn encoding, sanitization, and Content Security Policy.

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Bootspring Team
Engineering
February 27, 2026
3 min read

XSS attacks inject malicious scripts into web pages. Here's how to prevent them.

Types of XSS

1. Reflected XSS URL: example.com/search?q=<script>alert('xss')</script> Server reflects input directly in response 2. Stored XSS Attacker stores payload in database All users viewing the content execute the script 3. DOM-based XSS Client-side JavaScript processes untrusted data Never reaches the server

React Auto-Escaping

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URL Handling

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Server-Side Encoding

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DOM Manipulation Safety

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Input Sanitization

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Content Security Policy

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HTTP-Only Cookies

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Template Engines

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Testing for XSS

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Combine output encoding, input sanitization, and CSP for defense in depth.

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