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Burp Suite Cookbook

Burp Suite Cookbook

By : Dr. Sunny Wear
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Burp Suite Cookbook

Burp Suite Cookbook

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By: Dr. Sunny Wear

Overview of this book

With its many features, easy-to-use interface, and flexibility, Burp Suite is the top choice for professionals looking to strengthen web application and API security. This book offers solutions to challenges related to identifying, testing, and exploiting vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs. It provides guidance on identifying security weaknesses in diverse environments by using different test cases. Once you’ve learned how to configure Burp Suite, the book will demonstrate the effective utilization of its tools, such as Live tasks, Scanner, Intruder, Repeater, and Decoder, enabling you to evaluate the security vulnerability of target applications. Additionally, you’ll explore various Burp extensions and the latest features of Burp Suite, including DOM Invader. By the end of this book, you’ll have acquired the skills needed to confidently use Burp Suite to conduct comprehensive security assessments of web applications and APIs.
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Working with the Active Scan++ extension

Some extensions assist in finding vulnerabilities with specific payloads, such as XML, or help to find hidden issues, such as cache poisoning and DNS rebinding. In this recipe, we will add an active scanner extension called Active Scan++, which assists with identifying these more specialized vulnerabilities.

Note

This plugin requires the Burp Suite Professional edition.

Getting ready

Using the OWASP Mutillidae II application, we will add the Active Scan++ extension, and then run an active scan against the target.

How to do it...

  1. Switch to Burp Suite’s Extensions | BApp Store tab and select the Active Scan++ extension. Click the Install button to install the extension, as follows:
Figure 10.52 – Active Scan++ extension

Figure 10.52 – Active Scan++ extension

  1. Return to the Firefox browser and browse to the Mutillidae home page.
  2. Switch to Burp Suite’s Target tab and then the Site map subtab, right...

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