https://github.com/stamparm/DSXS

Damn Small XSS Scanner
https://github.com/stamparm/DSXS

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Damn Small XSS Scanner

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/stamparm/DSXS
• Owner: stamparm
• Created: 2011-11-04T17:55:36.000Z (about 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-12-01T21:00:21.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-26T21:40:49.906Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 57.6 KB
• Stars: 424
• Watchers: 30
• Forks: 127
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
Damn Small XSS Scanner [![Python 3.x](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.x-yellow.svg)](https://www.python.org/) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Public_domain-red.svg)](https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Public_domain)

=========

**Damn Small XSS Scanner** (DSXS) is a fully functional [Cross-site scripting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting) vulnerability scanner (supporting GET and POST parameters) written in under 100 lines of code.

![Vulnerable](http://i.imgur.com/hadlgS0.png)

As of optional settings it supports HTTP proxy together with HTTP header values `User-Agent`, `Referer` and `Cookie`.

Sample runs

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```

$ python3 dsxs.py -h

Damn Small XSS Scanner (DSXS) < 100 LoC (Lines of Code) #v0.3a

 by: Miroslav Stampar (@stamparm)

Usage: dsxs.py [options]

Options:

  --version          show program's version number and exit

  -h, --help         show this help message and exit

  -u URL, --url=URL  Target URL (e.g. "http://www.target.com/page.htm?id=1")

  --data=DATA        POST data (e.g. "query=test")

  --cookie=COOKIE    HTTP Cookie header value

  --user-agent=UA    HTTP User-Agent header value

  --referer=REFERER  HTTP Referer header value

  --proxy=PROXY      HTTP proxy address (e.g. "http://127.0.0.1:8080")

```

```

$ python3 dsxs.py -u "http://testphp.vulnweb.com/search.php?test=query" --data="s

earchFor=foobar"

Damn Small XSS Scanner (DSXS) < 100 LoC (Lines of Code) #v0.3a

 by: Miroslav Stampar (@stamparm)

* scanning GET parameter 'test'

* scanning POST parameter 'searchFor'

 (i) POST parameter 'searchFor' appears to be XSS vulnerable (">.xss.<", outside

 of tags, no filtering)

scan results: possible vulnerabilities found

```

```

$ python3 dsxs.py -u "http://public-firing-range.appspot.com/address/location.has

h/replace"

Damn Small XSS Scanner (DSXS) < 100 LoC (Lines of Code) #v0.3a

 by: Miroslav Stampar (@stamparm)

 (i) page itself appears to be XSS vulnerable (DOM)

  (o) ...

      var payload = window.location.hash.substr(1);location.replace(payload); 

    ...

 (x) no usable GET/POST parameters found

scan results: possible vulnerabilities found

```

Requirements

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[Python](http://www.python.org/download/) version **3.x** is required for running this program.