Introducing Session Hijacking Visual Exploitation (SHVE): An Innovative Open-Source Tool for XSS Exploitation

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Greetings, folks! Today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to our latest tool: Session Hijacking Visual Exploitation, or SHVE. This open-source tool, now available on our GitHub, offers a novel way to hijack a victim’s browser sessions, utilizing them as a visual proxy after hooking via an XSS or a malicious webpage. While some exploitation frameworks, such as BeEF, do provide hooking features, they don’t allow remote visual interactions.

SHVE’s interaction with a victim’s browser in the security context of the user relies on a comprehensive design incorporating multiple elements. These components, each fulfilling a specific function, form a complex, interconnected system that allows a precise and controlled session hijacking. Let’s take a closer look at each of them:

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The tool comes with two distinctive modes - Visual and Interactive - for versatile usage.

Getting Started

We’ve tried to make the installation process as straightforward as possible. You’ll need to have Node.js and npm installed on your system. After cloning our repository, navigate to the server and client directories to install their respective dependencies. Start the server and client, follow the initial setup steps, and you’re ready to go! For the full installation guide, please refer to the README file.

We’ve recorded a video showcasing these modes and demonstrating how to exploit XSS and CORS misconfigurations using one of the Portswigger’s Web Security Academy labs. Here is how SHVE works:

We look forward to your contributions and insights, and can’t wait to see how you’ll use SHVE in your red team engagements. Happy hacking!

Thanks to Michele Orru and Giuseppe Trotta for their early-stage feedback and ideas.