The dangerouslySetInnerHTML and createRef Functions
Explore how React's dangerouslySetInnerHTML and createRef functions can lead to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities when used insecurely. Understand the importance of escaping, encoding, and sanitizing user input and learn about tools like DOMPurify to safely render dynamic HTML without exposing applications to attacks.
Framework security
Using a trusted web application framework like React provides developers with many security best practices out of the box. However, XSS concerns can still arise when developers use frameworks insecurely. One of the most common ways a front-end framework or templating language can be used insecurely is by using provided escape hatches that directly manipulate the DOM.
Typically, React renders components and all ...