Scriptsensitive

Scriptsensitive is a term used in information technology to describe systems, data, or interfaces that are sensitive to the execution or presence of scripts. It is not an official standard or specification, but it appears in technical writing to denote either the risk posed by script execution or the safeguards designed to mitigate that risk.

In web security and software development, script-sensitive practices include input sanitization, output encoding, and policy enforcement when handling user-supplied scripts or scriptable content. A scriptsensitive input filter examines incoming data for script tags, event handlers, or JavaScript payloads and escapes or blocks them to reduce cross-site scripting risk. A scriptsensitive renderer may ensure that any embedded scripts are sanitized, sandboxed, or removed before the content is delivered to a client.

In data management or content management contexts, scriptsensitive tagging marks fields that may contain executable scripts so that downstream processes apply appropriate restrictions, such as stripping, encoding, or running content in a restricted sandbox.

Terminology and related concepts include scriptability, sanitization, content security policy (CSP), cross-site scripting (XSS), data sanitization, and trusted types. The term underscores the need to balance usability with security, as overly aggressive filtering can degrade content functionality, while insufficient protection can expose systems to script-based attacks. As a non-standard term, its exact meaning can vary by organization and context, so clarification is often useful when encountered in documentation. See also: cross-site scripting, content security policy, sanitization.