Pentester

XSStrike: Fuzz, Crawl and Bruteforce Parameters for XSS

XSStrike is a python script designed to detect and exploit XSS vulnerabilites. Visit XSStrike’s project site for more info. A list of features XSStrike has to offer: Fuzzes a parameter and builds a suitable payload Bruteforces paramteres with payloads Has an inbuilt crawler like functionality Can re

XSStrike is a python script designed to detect and exploit XSS vulnerabilites. Visit XSStrike’s project site for more info.

A list of features XSStrike has to offer:

  • Fuzzes a parameter and builds a suitable payload
  • Bruteforces paramteres with payloads
  • Has an inbuilt crawler like functionality
  • Can reverse engineer the rules of a WAF/Filter
  • Detects and tries to bypass WAFs
  • Both GET and POST support
  • Most of the payloads are hand crafted
  • Negligible number of false positives
  • Opens the POC in a browser window


Installing XSStrike
Use the following command to download it

git clone https://github.com/UltimateHackers/XSStrike

After downloading, navigate to XSStrike directory with the following command

cd XSStrike

Now install the required modules with the following command

pip install -r requirements.txt

Now you are good to go! Run XSStrike with the following command

python xsstrike

Using XSStrike
You can enter help in XSStrike’s target prompt for basic usages.
You can view XSStrike’s complete documentation here.


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