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Attribute injection

You land inside an HTML attribute and have to get back out of it. Usually style or src.

2014

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PayPal merchant directory reflected XSS

A duplicated q parameter in PayPal's merchant directory let an injected payload break out of script context, producing a reflected XSS that PayPal patched within days.

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BillMeLater: XSS Through a Style Attribute

A Firefox-only reflected XSS on wwwb.search.billmelater.com, achieved by closing out of a style attribute and injecting a fresh script element, which the vendor classified as out of scope.