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Is a web page without text fields and text areas immune to XSS?


If a web page comprises of drop downs,radio buttons,check boxes etc for user input and avoid text fields and text area to evade untrusted data(malicious javascript entered by the user). Is such a web page immune to XSS? If not how to secure such an application using ESAPI.


Solution

  • You can edit the form in your browser using for example Firebug and just add any field with any name.

    Even more so, you can just forge whole post/get requests with any data you like (using curl or many other tools).

    So: no, it is not.