Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Episode 168: XSSDoctor - Client-side Path Traversal Research

Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast

Show Notes

Episode 168: In this episode of Critical Thinking - Bug Bounty Podcast we’re getting a visit from the XSS Doctor. Jonathan joins us to go through his Client-side workflow, run labs, and diagnose some bugs live.

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====== Resources ======

The Dot-Dot-Slash That Frameworks Hand You: CSPT Across Every Major Frontend Framework https://lab.ctbb.show/research/the-dot-dot-slash-that-frameworks-hand-you

URL validation bypass cheat sheet https://portswigger.net/web-security/ssrf/url-validation-bypass-cheat-sheet

====== Timestamps ====== (00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:37) Home Automation AI Hack & E-signature bug stories (00:12:15) E-signature bug (00:17:01) XSS DR Intro and Bug Bounty Journey (00:31:51) CSPT Workflows (01:07:57) Wildcard Path Parameters (01:30:34) Custom Sinks

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