How hackers use XSS to get into websites
A single line of code, hidden in a product review, is enough to take over another customer’s account. Here’s how stored XSS works.
This video is for educational and awareness purposes only.
Only test systems you own or have explicit permission to assess.
▬▬ Tools Used ▬▬
– Kali Linux: Attacker machine
– Windows Firefox Browser: Victim
– Browser DevTools: Exploitation
▬▬ ⏱️ Chapters ▬▬
00:00 Prologue
01:41 What is XSS?
03:14 Injecting JavaScript via XSS
04:02 Understanding the JavaScript code
05:59 Launching the attacker listener
08:20 Victim’s session cookies stolen
09:07 Exploiting cookies (with browser DevTools)
10:36 How to protect against stored XSS