Is there a XSS vulnerability in apex checkmarx?

Is there a XSS vulnerability in apex checkmarx?

In the code scanning, I am facing the Client Potential XSS issue. Scan Result: Can anyone please provide me any solution on this? Browse other questions tagged apex visualforce checkmarx or ask your own question.

Why is checkmarx flagging these lines as reflected XSS?

Checkmarx is flagging these lines as Reflected XSS,Lately I have been doing a lot of research on this but couldn’t solve this one can someone point me as to why these are major security threats?

What is a cross site scripting ( XSS ) vulnerability?

For XSS (Cross Site Scripting )Issue About: Cross-site scripting is a vulnerability that occurs when an attacker can insert unauthorized JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, or other active content into a web page viewed by other users. This issue raised when controllervariable are being used in JavaScript / JQuery .

How to check client potential XSS error in Salesforce?

Pratik- There are whole bunch of stuffs need to be check in the clauseDeleteConfirm function. Check this and mostly u need — 1. Wrap ur variable with HTMLENCODE AND JSENCODE to encode and hence its hard for attacker to inject script or insert iframe .

How to ask a question about XSS in JavaScript?

Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers. Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience. To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers. Browse other questions tagged javascript xss javascript-security checkmarx or ask your own question.

Is there a stored XSS vulnerability in Salesforce1?

My Salesforce1 code has been recently run through Force.com Security Scanner (a.k.a. Checkmarx). A stored XSS vulnerability has been found and marked as critical security risk. It boils down to something like this: Checkmarx recommends using JSENCODE, HTMLENCODE, URLENCODE etc to fix the vulnerability and shut the scanner up.

Is it possible to have stored XSS in JavaScript?

Suddenly you have introduced a stored XSS into your page without changing any of your page code. This will also make your code easier to audit because you won’t need to track down the possible values of ‘category’ when determining whether this page is vulnerable or not.