Summary of The Age of Universal XSS

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The "age of Universal XSS" was a time period from around 1997 to around 2000 when cross-site scripting vulnerabilities were very common. These vulnerabilities were caused by design issues in how websites were implemented with JavaScript, which allowed attackers to access content from other websites. Georgi is a hacker who, starting in the early 1990s, reported numerous security issues to browsers manufacturers, including Microsoft. These issues helped to improve browser security.

• 00:00:00 The "age of Universal XSS" refers to a timeframe of about 3 years from around 97 to around 2000 during which cross-site scripting vulnerabilities were commonplace. These vulnerabilities were caused by design issues with how websites were implemented with JavaScript, which allowed attackers to access content from other websites.
• 00:05:00 Georgi is a hacker who, starting in the early 1990s, reported numerous security issues to browsers manufacturers, including Microsoft. These issues, some dating back to the early days of the internet, helped to improve browser security.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses the history of cross-site scripting (XSS), which was a vulnerability in browsers that allowed malicious websites to access other sites through another frame or window. The term "universal XSS" was first introduced in 2000, and is now less common because it is a vulnerability in the browser that applies to universally to every website.