Whether you’re a React.js, Angular, Vue.js, or simply a front-end developer, your code can be an inviting door for hackers.

As a front-end developer, we’re mostly concern about performance, SEO, and UI/UX — security is often overlooked.

You might be surprised to know how big frameworks let you open yourself up to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. There are risky operations names like dangerouslySetInnerHTML in React or the bypassSecurityTrust APIs in Angular.

We should keep in mind that the front end now shares equal responsibilities as the back end or DevOps in terms of security. There are thousands of malicious attacks that can happen from a front end.

Let’s understand the most common — these will cover a great portion of these types of attacks.

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