Reflected XSS into a JavaScript string with HTML-encoded angle brackets (<,>)

1. 1Identify JavaScript strings with user-inputted data
2. 2Check for HTML-encoded angle brackets
3. 3Attempt to inject malicious code using encoded brackets
4. 4Test for XSS vulnerabilities using a web application scanner
5. 5Validate user input to prevent XSS attacks

Security teams and web developers can benefit from understanding this exploit to improve their application's security

💡 HTML-encoded angle brackets can still be used to inject malicious code in JavaScript strings

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