Research

Evidence, systems, and the notes between them.

I investigate web, API, and browser security through authorized testing, independent research, tooling, and public technical writing.

Research archive lens

Public artifacts, held in one field of view.

The lens surfaces papers, tools, notes, and labs without exposing private targets, payloads, or report material.

Complete index

Papers, techniques, tools, labs, and notes.

Older writing is preserved in its original context and clearly marked as archival material.

01

Research

2 records
Peer-reviewed conference paper

XSSpecter

An Automated Framework for End-to-End Blind XSS Detection and Reporting

A modular framework that connects blind-XSS discovery, uniquely tagged payloads, callback capture, forensic evidence, alerting, and structured reporting.

First author and researcher 2026 IEEE International Research Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering Online
  • blind xss
  • web
  • automation
  • tooling
02

Research notes

5 records
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 1025 RCE Challenge

A controlled challenge analysis covering SSRF-assisted file access, upload validation, and command-execution reasoning.

Author Intigriti
  • web
  • ssrf
  • rce
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 1221 XSS Challenge

An analysis of referrer behavior, Unicode normalization, and the final cross-site scripting chain.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • unicode
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 1021 XSS Challenge

A public solution and reasoning trail for the October 2021 XSS challenge.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • web
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 0821 XSS Challenge

A prototype-pollution and DOM-XSS challenge analysis involving jquery-deparam and a Google Analytics gadget.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • prototype pollution
  • challenge
Challenge writeup

Intigriti 0321 XSS Challenge

An analysis of predictable CSRF behavior, parsing quirks, iframe behavior, and SameSite cookie considerations.

Author Intigriti

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • xss
  • web
  • challenge
03

Tools

6 records
Open-source software

XSSpecter

Blind-XSS workflow automation

The open-source implementation accompanying the IEEE paper, with CLI discovery and a callback-management server.

Creator and maintainer GitHub
  • blind xss
  • python
  • node js
  • vue
  • docker
Open-source software

bcollabtodiscord

Burp Collaborator notifications

A focused utility that forwards Burp Collaborator client interactions into a Discord workflow.

Creator GitHub
  • tooling
  • burp suite
  • notifications
Open-source software

filter-waf

WAF-aware URL processing

A small Go utility for processing URL lists and separating WAF-protected targets during authorized reconnaissance.

Creator GitHub
  • tooling
  • go
  • recon
Open-source software

ezxss-callback-handler

Callback processing utility

A compact PHP handler for processing callbacks from an authorized blind-XSS workflow.

Creator GitHub
  • tooling
  • php
  • blind xss
Open-source software

getallips

Domain and origin-IP research

A utility for collecting IP addresses historically or currently associated with a domain during authorized testing.

Creator GitHub
  • tooling
  • recon
  • network
Technical note

Burp Match and Replace Workflow

A practical note on consistently reshaping requests with Burp Suite match-and-replace rules.

Author Isira Adithya Blog

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • tooling
  • burp suite
  • web
04

Contributions

1 record
Open-source fork

Reflector

Forked Burp extension

A maintained fork of a Burp extension for identifying reflected input while browsing. Presented as a contribution, not original authorship.

Fork and contribution GitHub
  • tooling
  • burp suite
  • xss
05

Security labs

3 records
Security lab First-party confirmed

HackTalk CTF Lab

Event challenge infrastructure

Public lab material associated with the CTF-focused HackTalk session, including container and challenge application components.

Speaker and lab contributor HackTalk NSBM Sri Lanka
  • ctf
  • web
  • lab
Security lab writeup

TryHackMe VulnNet

A web-enumeration and privilege-escalation lab spanning local file inclusion, uploads, SSH keys, and tar behavior.

Author TryHackMe

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • web
  • linux
  • lab
Security lab writeup

TryHackMe Reloaded

A reverse-engineering lab using strings, Ghidra, Immunity Debugger, and binary patching.

Author TryHackMe

Originally published in 2021; tools and platform behavior may have changed.

  • reverse engineering
  • lab
06

Historical and career notes

2 records
Historical note

My Bug Bounty Journey

An early personal account of entering cybersecurity and learning through bug bounty programs.

Author Isira Adithya Blog

Originally published in 2021 and preserved as a historical account.

  • career
  • bug bounty
Historical note

My First Bug — Reflected XSS

The story of an early private-program bounty and a reflected-XSS issue in a JavaScript string context.

Author Isira Adithya Blog

Originally published in 2021 and preserved as a historical account.

  • xss
  • bug bounty
  • career