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Three Non Web-based XSS Injections
Blog December 19, 2017

Three Non Web-based XSS Injections

In this post guest blogger Alejandro Hernandez (nitr0us) writes about some interesting and fun XSS vectors which are not commonly seen.

Cookie Stealing By Router Pharming (2Wire)
Blog May 30, 2012

Cookie Stealing By Router Pharming (2Wire)

A multi-stage exploit that chains cross-site scripting, an information-disclosure magic URL, and a default-WEP password reset on 2Wire routers to poison DNS and harvest cookies from nearly any domain the victim visits.

Attacking Linksys WRT160N router using the "URL Obfuscation in Frames" bug
Blog August 26, 2010

Attacking Linksys WRT160N router using the "URL Obfuscation in Frames" bug

A walkthrough of combining a URL obfuscation bug in iframes with an older XSS in the Linksys WRT160N to silently enable remote administration, demonstrating a realistic drive-by attack against SOHO routers that still ship with default credentials.