Polyglot payloads leverage multiple encoding, injection, and obfuscation techniques to bypass filters, confuse parsers, and trigger execution across different contexts like HTML, JavaScript, CSS, JSON, etc.
-Merging Comment Styles
Polyglots often confuse parsers by merging different comment styles:
JavaScript: //, /* */
HTML:
-Using Encoded Entities
Bypassing filters using HTML or URL encoding:
HTML: <, >, "
URL: , "
<script>alert(1)</script>
-Multiple Language Contexts
Polyglot payloads work across multiple languages like HTML, JavaScript, CSS.
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