---
id: 8144
title: "Weaponizing self-xss"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/web-application-pentesting/weaponizing-self-xss/"
published_at: "2018-02-12T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "privilege-escalation", "web-security", "xss", "self-xss"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8144"
lang: en
---

# Weaponizing self-xss

## Summary

Demonstrates turning self-XSS into real attacks, such as payloads that fire when admins view a user's profile, and suggests logging callbacks to prove impact when reporting these findings.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2018-02-12T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/web-application-pentesting/weaponizing-self-xss/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8144