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// arsenal·Web AppSecIntermediateFOSS

XSStrike

Advanced XSS detection suite with context-aware payload generation.

Web AppSec

$ xsstrike --help

XSStrike

// what it is

Description

s0md3v's XSS finder that goes beyond grep-style detection — it parses HTML context (attribute, tag, script block) and generates payloads tailored to each. Includes a built-in payload mutator.

// use cases

What people use it for

  • Find reflected XSS automatically
  • Confirm DOM-based XSS

// commands

The commands you'll type

Crawl + fuzz

$ python xsstrike.py -u 'https://target/page?q=test' --crawl

// facts

category
Web AppSec
platforms
LIN · WIN · MAC
license
FOSS
difficulty
Intermediate

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