The Document Object Model (DOM) is a tree-like structural representation of all HTML web pages captured in a browser. Developers use the DOM to store information inside the browser for convenience. As a web penetration tester, it is important to determine the presence of DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
Testing for DOM-based cross-site scripting
Getting ready
Using OWASP Mutillidae II HTML5 web storage exercise, let’s determine whether the application is susceptible to DOM-based XSS attacks.
How to do it...
- Navigate to OWASP 2013 | HTML5 Web...