Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025

2026-07-29T20:51:47Z362965c71ef27245707282b3467fc4f18eb006d21b96a9aa64f4523bf6852bb0
CSP-bypassCSS-exfiltrationHTTP-desynchronizationJWTSAMLSSRFVS-CodeWAF-bypassXSSapplication-securityauthentication-bypasscookie-securityopen-redirectparser-discrepancyrace-conditionrequest-smugglingsecurity-researchtoken-forgeryweb-cache-poisoningweb-security

What happened

PortSwigger Research feed containing web security research and offensive testing techniques published from 2023 through February 2026. Topics include SAML authentication bypasses, HTTP desynchronization and request smuggling, cookie and WAF bypasses, CSS and CSP data exfiltration, URL validation bypasses enabling SSRF and open redirects, cache poisoning, parser discrepancies, token forgery, race conditions, XSS, and developer-tool exploitation. The feed is primarily research and educational content rather than a single confirmed vulnerability, and no explicit CVE identifiers are provided.

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2026-07-29T20:51:47Z
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