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Session Fixation

An attack that forces a user to use a session ID chosen by the attacker, allowing the attacker to hijack the session after the user authenticates.

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SQL Injection XSS Stored XSS Reflected XSS DOM-Based XSS CSRF SSRF XXE IDOR RCE LFI RFI
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