Class XSSUtils


  • public class XSSUtils
    extends Object
    Basic class for XSS Testing The reliability of these methods are not critical
    • Constructor Detail

      • XSSUtils

        public XSSUtils()
    • Method Detail

      • encodeUrl

        public static String encodeUrl​(String urlString)
        Use to ensure that HTTP query strings are in proper form, by escaping special characters such as spaces.
        Parameters:
        urlString - the string to be encoded
        Returns:
        the encoded string
      • escapeHtml

        public static String escapeHtml​(String htmlString)
        Use to encapsulate old-style escaping of HTML (using StringEscapeUtils). NB: newer code uses XSSAPI (based on OWASP's ESAPI).
        Parameters:
        htmlString - the string to be escaped
        Returns:
        the escaped string
      • escapeXml

        public static String escapeXml​(String xmlString)
        Use to encapsulate old-style escaping of XML (with JSTL encoding rules). NB: newer code uses XSSAPI (based on OWASP's ESAPI).
        Parameters:
        xmlString - the string to be escaped
        Returns:
        the escaped string
      • encodeForHTML

        public static String encodeForHTML​(String source)
        Use to encapsulate new-style (XSSAPI-based) encoding for HTML element content.
        Parameters:
        source - the string to be encoded
        Returns:
        the encoded string
      • encodeForHTMLAttr

        public static String encodeForHTMLAttr​(String source)
        Use to encapsulate new-style (XSSAPI-based) encoding for HTML attribute values.
        Parameters:
        source - the string to be encoded
        Returns:
        the encoded string
      • encodeForXML

        public static String encodeForXML​(String source)
        Use to encapsulate new-style (XSSAPI-based) encoding for XML element content.
        Parameters:
        source - the string to be encoded
        Returns:
        the encoded string
      • encodeForXMLAttr

        public static String encodeForXMLAttr​(String source)
        Use to encapsulate new-style (XSSAPI-based) encoding for XML attribute values.
        Parameters:
        source - the string to be encoded
        Returns:
        the encoded string
      • encodeForJSString

        public static String encodeForJSString​(String source)
        Use to encapsulate new-style (XSSAPI-based) encoding for JavaScript strings.
        Parameters:
        source - the string to be encoded
        Returns:
        the encoded string