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title: Avoid sending unsanitized user input in response
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# Avoid sending unsanitized user input in response

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `javascript-express/xss-vulnerability`

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html)

## Description{% #description %}

Returning unsanitized user input in a `send` or `write` method can increase your application's risk of cross-site scripting attacks.

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [OWASP Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cheatsheet](https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Cross_Site_Scripting_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
    res.send(req.body.foo);
    res.send({ title: "foo", message: req.body.foo });
    res.write(req.body.foo);
    res.write({ title: "foo", message: req.body.foo });
})
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
    res.send("foo");
    res.send({ title: "foo", message: 'foo' });
    res.write("foo");
    res.write({ title: "foo", message: 'foo' });
})
```
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