# s0md3v/XSStrike

Most advanced XSS scanner.

Repository: https://github.com/s0md3v/XSStrike
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xsstrike
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: xss, xss-scanner, xss-exploit, xss-bruteforce, xss-python, xss-detection, xsstrike, waf-detection
Last push: 2025-04-26T08:47:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 31/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 18, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3355, "days_push": 494, "days_rel": 534, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15151, forks 2094 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.292224+00:00)

## What it is
XSStrike is a Python command-line Cross Site Scripting (XSS) detection suite that uses hand-written HTML/JavaScript parsers, context analysis, an intelligent payload generator, and a fuzzing engine to find exploitable XSS vulnerabilities. It also offers multi-threaded crawling, parameter discovery, WAF detection and evasion, DOM XSS scanning, and blind XSS support.

## Use cases
- scan a website for reflected and DOM XSS vulnerabilities
- find XSS payloads that bypass a WAF
- crawl a site and test parameters for cross-site scripting
- bruteforce XSS payloads from a custom wordlist
- detect outdated JavaScript libraries on a target
- test for blind XSS in web forms

## When to choose
- you need context-aware XSS detection rather than blind payload injection
- you want a free, scriptable CLI scanner for penetration testing engagements
- you need WAF fingerprinting and evasion payloads in one tool

## When to avoid
- you need a full web application vulnerability scanner beyond XSS
- you require a maintained tool with active development and recent fixes
- you want a GUI-based scanning workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, vulnerability-scanning, web-scraping, fuzzing, parser
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development, crawlers
- platform: python, cli, windows
- tags: xss, xss-scanner, waf-detection, dom-xss, payload-generator, blind-xss, security-testing, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- s0md3v/XSStrike (main) score 31

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.292224+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 2026-08-29T17:06:35.806863+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/s0md3v/XSStrike (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.292224+00:00, sha 862c730e2fea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.