Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025

2026-07-09T20:51:51Z109ee0c94973876ed797e098eabae2e4f16ad03e0d0039b1bfb8809dab518323
Burp-extensionsCSS-exfiltrationHTTP-desyncHttpOnlyJWTSAMLSSRFSignSaboteurWAF-bypassWebSocketXSSauthentication-bypasscookie-bypassexploit-techniquerequest-smugglingtoolingvulnerability-researchweb-security

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Collection of PortSwigger Research items (2024–2026) summarising major web-security research and tooling. Key research includes parser-level SAML authentication bypasses (full auth bypasses via namespace/attribute pollution in Ruby/PHP ecosystems), HTTP/1.1 desynchronisation and request-smuggling exploitation techniques, cookie prefix and HttpOnly bypasses, CSS-based data exfiltration methods, WebSocket fuzzing/exploitation, JWT signing forgery tooling (SignSaboteur), and new Burp extensions (AI-enhanced testing and automation). Many items describe practical exploit chains and exploitation-aim

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2026-07-09T20:51:51Z
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