https://github.com/kiran-kumar-k3/vulnerability-payload-lists
A curated repository of categorized payloads for testing and exploiting common web vulnerabilities in ethical hacking and penetration testing.
https://github.com/kiran-kumar-k3/vulnerability-payload-lists
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A curated repository of categorized payloads for testing and exploiting common web vulnerabilities in ethical hacking and penetration testing.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/kiran-kumar-k3/vulnerability-payload-lists
- Owner: KIRAN-KUMAR-K3
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-04-30T10:18:39.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-05-14T08:24:18.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-19T23:08:03.881Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: bugbounty, command-injection, payload-lists, payloads, sql, sqli-payloads, vulnerability-testing, xss, xss-payloads, xxe
- Language: PHP
- Homepage: https://kirankumark3.blogspot.com/2025/04/complete-guide-to-setup-configure-test.html
- Size: 155 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
🔐 Vulnerability Payload Lists
A curated, modular, and powerful collection of payloads for web application vulnerability testing — built for ethical hackers, penetration testers, and cybersecurity researchers.
---
## 🧰 What is this?
This repository provides a ready-to-use collection of **real-world payloads** commonly used in:
- 🕵️♂️ Bug bounty programs
- 🔍 Vulnerability assessments
- 🎯 Penetration testing
- 🧪 CTF challenges
- 🛡️ Security tool development
Each payload is handpicked, categorized, and formatted for maximum effectiveness.
> ⚠️ **Disclaimer:** This project is intended for **educational and authorized testing purposes only**. Any misuse of this content is strictly prohibited.
---
## 🗂️ Directory Layout
```bash
Offensive-Payloads/
├── Command-Injection/
├── Directory-Traversal/
├── File-Extensions/
├── HTML-Injection/
├── IP-Headers/
├── Linux/
├── Open-Redirect/
├── PHP-Injection/
├── Reverse-Shell/
├── RFI-LFI/
├── SQLI/
├── SSRF/
├── Windows/
├── XSS/
└── XXE/
````
Each directory contains `.txt` or `.md` files with hand-curated payloads.
---
## 📚 Categories & Payload Types
### 🧬 SQL Injection (SQLi)
* Generic error-based, time-based, and union-select payloads
* Auth bypass tricks
* JOIN/break queries
### 💉 Command Injection
* OS command payloads for Unix/Linux and Windows
* Logic chaining and bypass payloads
### 📂 File Inclusion (RFI / LFI)
* Local and remote inclusion
* Path traversal payloads
### 🧨 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
* Reflected / Stored / DOM-based
* File-read via injection
* Advanced WAF bypass strings
### 🧾 HTML Injection
* Classic and advanced HTML content injection payloads
### 🛰️ Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
* Internal resource discovery payloads
* SSRF chaining examples
### 🔀 Open Redirect
* Redirection bypass and manipulation payloads
### 🗃️ Directory Traversal
* OS path traversal vectors for Unix and Windows
### 📄 XML External Entity (XXE)
* XXE file read, SSRF, and out-of-band (OOB) payloads
### 🐘 PHP Injection
* Code injection payloads in PHP environments
### 🧷 MIME/File Extensions
* MIME-type & extension tricks for bypass and upload testing
### 🧾 IP Header Injection
* Spoofed headers for bypassing IP-based access controls
### 🐧 Linux / 🪟 Windows
* Sensitive file access
* Log file paths
### 🔄 Reverse Shells
* One-liner PHP reverse shell snippet
---
## 🚀 Getting Started
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/KIRAN-KUMAR-K3/vulnerability-payload-lists.git
cd vulnerability-payload-lists
# Explore payloads
cat SQLI/Generic\ SQL\ Injection\ Payloads.txt
```
🛠️ Use payloads in tools like:
* Burp Suite
* OWASP ZAP
* Ffuf / Dirsearch / wfuzz
* Custom Python/Bash scripts
* Manual browser/postman testing
---
## ✅ Perfect For
* ✔️ Ethical Hackers
* ✔️ Red / Blue Teamers
* ✔️ SOC Analysts
* ✔️ Cybersecurity Students
* ✔️ Bug Bounty Hunters
* ✔️ CTF Players
---
## 🤝 Contribute
💡 Found a new payload? See something to improve?
1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch
3. Add/edit payloads
4. Submit a pull request
All contributions are welcomed and appreciated 🙌
---
## 📌 Legal Notice
> ⚠️ This project is for **educational use only** and should **not be used against any system without explicit authorization**.
> Use responsibly and follow the law.
---
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