# XSS Hunter

An easy-to-setup version of XSS Hunter. Sets up in five minutes and requires no maintenance!

Repository: https://github.com/mandatoryprogrammer/xsshunter-express
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xss-hunter
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-03-07T19:39:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1919, "days_push": 909, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2440, forks 423 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:51.606902+00:00)

## What it is
XSS Hunter Express is a self-hosted service for tracking and detecting blind cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities via injected payloads that report back when they fire. It deploys in about five minutes with docker-compose, includes a web control panel, PostgreSQL storage, automatic TLS, and optional email notifications.

## Use cases
- detect blind XSS vulnerabilities during bug bounty hunting
- self-host an XSS payload callback server
- get email alerts when an XSS payload fires
- capture screenshots and page context from XSS payload executions
- set up a low-maintenance XSS testing infrastructure on a VPS

## When to choose
- you need a quick, self-hosted blind XSS detection service
- you want email notifications and a control panel for payload fires
- you're doing bug bounty or penetration testing and need payload callbacks on your own domain

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose web vulnerability scanner rather than blind XSS tracking
- you can't host a public-facing server with a dedicated hostname and DNS control
- you need a managed/SaaS solution without server maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, vulnerability-scanning, self-hosted, webhook
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: xss, blind-xss, bug-bounty, payload-callback, docker-compose, security-testing, docker, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- mandatoryprogrammer/xsshunter-express (main) score 32
- mandatoryprogrammer/xsshunter (mirror) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.606902+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 2026-08-30T02:30:43.740224+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mandatoryprogrammer/xsshunter-express (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:51.606902+00:00, sha d481e9becf27)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.