Common XSS Mistakes in IFTTT Applets and How to Fix Them
IFTTT applets look harmless right up until they start moving untrusted data between services. That’s the trap. A lot of teams treat automation glue as “not really part of the app,” then they pipe data from webhooks, email subjects, calendar titles, tweets, form submissions, or IoT device names straight into admin dashboards, notification centers, internal portals, and support tools. That’s where XSS shows up. The IFTTT side usually isn’t the vulnerable part. The bug tends to land in the system that consumes applet output. ...