Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025

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CORSCSP-bypassCSS-exfiltrationHTTP-desyncHTTP-request-smugglingHttpOnlyIDORJWTPHPSAMLSSRFURL-validationWAF-bypassXSSaccess-controlapplication-securityauthentication-bypasscookie-securityopen-redirectparser-discrepancyrequest-race-conditionruby-samltoken-forgeryweb-cache-poisoningweb-security

What happened

PortSwigger Research’s feed is a collection of web security research from 2023–2026, covering authentication bypasses, HTTP request smuggling and desynchronization, cookie and WAF parser discrepancies, CSS/XSS data exfiltration, SSRF and URL-validation bypasses, cache poisoning, race conditions, access-control flaws, signed-token forgery, and browser or parser inconsistencies. Several entries describe high-impact techniques, including unauthenticated SAML administrator access, HttpOnly cookie theft, CSP bypasses enabling password theft, and HTTP/1.1 desynchronization attacks. The feed is broad

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