XSS in Squarespace: Risks, Limits, and Safer Patterns
Squarespace is one of those platforms that feels pretty safe until you add “just a little custom code.” Then it turns into the same old web app problem: if untrusted content reaches the DOM or executable JavaScript, you can still end up with XSS. The good news: Squarespace reduces a lot of the obvious risk by controlling templates, editor workflows, and hosted infrastructure. The bad news: the moment you use Code Injection, custom blocks, third-party embeds, or sloppy client-side rendering, you can punch straight through those guardrails. ...