Top 10 web hacking techniques of 2025

2026-07-27T08:51:48Zae02af9c8123aff269db98212b22908d3da9d89b60a75e2cb29da555056bc3b3
CORSCSS-exfiltrationHTTP-desynchronizationHTTP-request-smugglingHTTP/1.1IDORJWT-security-token-forgery-CSP-bypass-browser-security-VS-CodePHP-SAMLSAMLSSRFURL-validation-bypassWAF-bypassWebSocketXSSaccess-controlauthentication-bypasscookie-securityopen-redirectparser-discrepancyrace-conditionruby-samlsecurity-researchweb-application-securityweb-cache-poisoningweb-security

What happened

PortSwigger Research roundup covering innovative web security techniques published mainly during 2024–2025, including authentication bypasses in SAML implementations, HTTP request smuggling and desynchronization, cookie and WAF parser discrepancies, CSS and browser-based data exfiltration, URL validation bypasses, cache poisoning, access-control flaws, race conditions, token forgery, CSP bypasses, and exploitation of terminal or source-code parsing behavior. The material is research and methodological guidance rather than a single confirmed vulnerability, and no CVE identifiers are provided.

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2026-07-27T08:51:48Z
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