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Damn Small XSS Scanner tool in Kali Linux

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DSXS or Damn Small XSS Scanner is a free and open-source tool available on GitHub. Cross-site scripting or XSS is a vulnerability that can be used to hack websites. This tool helps to find such vulnerabilities easily. 

DSXS makes finding cross-site scripting easy. DSXS works like a scanner. The Internet has millions of websites and web apps a question comes into mind whether your website is safe or not. The security of our websites plays an important role. This tool is specially designed to find (XSS) cross-site scripting. This tool is written in Python. You must have python 3.7 installed in your Kali Linux.

Installation of the DSXS

Step 1: Open your terminal of our kali Linux operating system and use the following command to clone the tool. Use the second command to move into the directory of the tool.

git clone https://github.com/stamparm/DSXS
cd DSXS

Step 2: Now use the following command to run the tool.

python3 dsxs.py -h

The tool has been downloaded and running successfully. Now we will see some examples to use the tool.

Usages

Example 1: Use the dsxs tool to find whether a website is vulnerable to xss or not.

python3 dsxs.py  -u <domain>

Example 2: Use the dsxs tool to find whether a website is vulnerable to xss or not.

python3 dsxs.py  -u <domain>


Last Updated : 14 Sep, 2021
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