A '''browser exploit''' is a piece of code that exploits a software [[computer bug|bug]] in a [[web browser]] such that the code makes the browser do something unexpected. Malicious code may exploit [[HTML]], [[JavaScript]], Images, [[ActiveX]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and other Web technologies and cause the browser to run arbitrary code.
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==Browser exploits families==
[[Cross-zone scripting]] exploits vulnerabilities related to the "zone" concept in some browsers; i.e. a page in "Internet zone" is able to initiate execution with "Local Computer", "Local Intranet" or "Trusted Sites" zone privileges.
==See also==
*[[Comparison_of_web_browsers#Vulnerabilities|Comparison of web browser vulnerabilities]]
