Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025
2026-07-31T08:51:47Z•12eeb552cbc7ee2090c262c47149aaefd29582f000c71de1d8beeea749450eb9
CORSCSP-bypassCSS-exfiltrationHTTP-desyncHTTP-request-smugglingJWTSAMLSSRFXSSaccess-controlauthentication-bypassbrowser-securitycookie-securityopen-redirectparser-confusionrace-conditionsecurity-researchtoken-forgeryweb-application-securityweb-cache-poisoningweb-security
What happened
PortSwigger Research’s 2024–2026 collection covers advanced web application security research, including SAML authentication bypasses, cookie and parser discrepancies, HTTP request smuggling and desynchronization, URL validation bypasses affecting SSRF/CORS/open redirects, cache poisoning, CSS and form-based data exfiltration, token forgery, race conditions, XSS, and browser or protocol inconsistencies. Several entries describe techniques capable of session theft, authentication or authorization bypass, sensitive-data exfiltration, and potentially site-wide compromise. The document is a high-s
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- portswigger_research
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- 12eeb552cbc7ee2090c262c47149aaefd29582f000c71de1d8beeea749450eb9
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-31T08:51:47Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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