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Payload
From NetSec
A payload is a piece of code or data that will cause arbitrary actions on part of the vulnerable application.
- An XSS payload is written in specially-crafted HTML or JavaScript.
- (Compatibility limited by browser)
- A SQL injection payload is usually written in specially-crafted SQL statements.
- (Compatibility limited by SQL server version)
- A buffer overflow payload is typically specially-crafted machine code, otherwise known as shellcode.
- (Compatibility limited by processor architecture)