Intro to Cross-Site Scripting

Cross-site scripting is a fancy term for when people run code on websites they don't own. This technique can be used to steal private information.

Website owners have to be very careful not to run code when users enter information.

Here is a snippet that makes a popup alert:

<script>alert('hi');</script>

Instead of entering an email like a normal person, try pasting the above code and see what happens