Changing to text() should avoid this behavior of XSS. Other thing avoid is any tag of html.
I dont know if this will cause problems with wysiwyg editors working together with your plugin. On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 15:20, Rik Lomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Leonardo > > On a different forum, it was mentioned that a user could XSS by > entering <script type="text/javascript">alert('hello');</script> into > a field. Should I set the default to text() instead of html() to get > around this or should I try and filter out any script tags? > > Rik > > > 2008/11/20 Leonardo K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Interesting idea. Great plugin > > > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 08:29, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi guys, > >> > >> I've just finished my new plug-in called magicpreview: > >> > >> http://rikrikrik.com/jquery/magicpreview/ > >> > >> It's for use in forms and it automagically updates selected elements > >> on your page based on your form fields. Perfect for letting your users > >> see what they're doing when filling in forms. There's a couple of > >> demos on my site too. > >> > >> I'd love to hear your feedback and comments on my plug-in. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Rik > > > > > > -- > Rik Lomas > http://rikrikrik.com >