XPath, or XML Path Language, is a query language designed to navigate through elements and attributes in an XML document. The document.evaluate() method in JavaScript allows developers to execute XPath expressions against an XML document, returning nodes or values based on the specified query. While this functionality is powerful, it also poses risks of injection attacks if user input is not properly handled.
For any online business in 2025, having a website that’s both accessible and secure is paramount. Accessibility ensures that all users, regardless of their abilities, can navigate and interact with your site. Security, on the other hand, protects user data from breaches and cyberthreats.
Balancing these two aspects can be challenging and yet they reinforce each other: an insecure site is unusable for everyone, while an inaccessible site often leaks data through work-arounds. This article gives you a single 10-item checklist you can drop into your next sprint.
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