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If an attacker sends a crafted link to the victim with the malicious JavaScript, when the victim clicks on the link, the JavaScript will run and complete the instructions made by the attacker. Such a scenario can use an XSS attack to show the cookie value of the current session; using the same technique it's possible to create a specific JavaScript code that will send the cookie to the attacker. This type of session attack is called the:
Cross-site script attack
Man in the middle attack
Session Sniffing
This is a session Cross-site script attack.
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