What are common XSS payload techniques used to bypass Cloudflare's WAF?

Responsive Ad Header

Question

Grade: Education Subject: Support
What are common XSS payload techniques used to bypass Cloudflare's WAF?
Asked by:
71 Viewed 71 Answers

Answer (71)

Best Answer
(592)
Common XSS payload techniques used to bypass Cloudflare's WAF often involve obfuscation and encoding. This includes using HTML entities (e.g., `<script>`), URL encoding (`%3cscript%3e`), double encoding, different JavaScript character encodings (`\x3cscript\x3e`), or leveraging less common HTML tags/attributes that can execute JavaScript (e.g., ``, ``, ``). Attackers also look for ways to inject into contexts where the WAF might not apply its full ruleset, such as within JSON responses or specific content types.