Defining Cross-Site Scripting Attack Resilience Guidelines Based on BeEF Framework Simulation

The number of people who use the Internet daily is steadily increasing. It makes daily chores easier and faster to do, but it also increases the danger of cyberattacks. Web-based solutions are frequently used to connect with manufacturing process monitoring, management, and supply chain communication in contemporary manufacturing systems and under Industry 4.0. Cross-Site Scripting assaults are one of the most widespread cyberattacks (XSS) forms. XSS attacks are examined in this study to provide a good foundation for attack simulation. The simulation was carried out with the help of the BeEF XSS framework. A basic HTML web page was developed to construct the malicious script for the simulation. The simulation data were gathered and evaluated to provide guidelines for preventing XSS attacks on end-users and Industry 4.0-like systems. This study provides reliable recommendations for improving end-user resilience against XSS attacks, which can help to mitigate the harmful impact of such attacks on Industry 4.0 systems.