# swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings

A list of useful payloads and bypass for Web Application Security and Pentest/CTF

Repository: https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/payloadsallthethings
Homepage: https://swisskyrepo.github.io/PayloadsAllTheThings/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: pentest, payload, bypass, web-application, hacking, vulnerability, bounty, methodology, privilege-escalation, penetration-testing, cheatsheet, security, enumeration, bugbounty, redteam, payloads, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-09T13:38:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3606, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 403, "gap_med": 234, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 80407, forks 17326 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:21.844253+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of payloads, bypasses, and exploitation techniques for web application security testing. It serves as a reference cheatsheet for penetration testers, bug bounty hunters, and CTF players, organized by vulnerability type with Burp Intruder files and methodology notes.

## Use cases
- find sql injection payloads for a pentest
- learn file upload bypass techniques
- prepare for a CTF web challenge
- look up privilege escalation methods
- build a bug bounty methodology
- get wordlists for Burp Intruder
- study server-side template injection examples

## When to choose
- you need a quick reference of exploitation payloads and bypass techniques
- you are doing web application penetration testing or bug bounty work
- you are learning offensive security or practicing CTF challenges

## When to avoid
- you need an automated vulnerability scanner rather than a manual reference
- you want defensive hardening guidance instead of offensive techniques
- you need a runnable tool rather than documentation

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, vulnerability-scanning, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: cheatsheet, payloads, bugbounty, redteam, ctf, web-application-security, privilege-escalation, bypass

## Member repositories
- swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:21.844253+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:13:59.422870+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/swisskyrepo/PayloadsAllTheThings (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:21.844253+00:00, sha 6ed3f602bcee)
  - homepage: https://swisskyrepo.github.io/PayloadsAllTheThings/ (fetched 2026-08-28T17:41:14.153341+00:00, sha ef2d1b8f4ae7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.