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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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Testing for HTML injection

HTML injection is the insertion of arbitrary HTML code into a vulnerable web page. Vulnerabilities in this area may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or the modification of page content for the purposes of socially engineering the user.

Getting ready

We will use OWASP Mutillidae II’s Capture Data Page to determine whether the application is susceptible to HTML injection attacks.

How to do it...

  1. Navigate to OWASP 2013 | A1 - Injection (Other) | HTMLi Via Cookie Injection | Capture Data Page:
Figure 9.30 – Capture Data Page lesson

Figure 9.30 – Capture Data Page lesson

  1. Note how the page looks before the attack:
Figure 9.31 – Data Capture Page

Figure 9.31 – Data Capture Page

Switch to the Burp Suite Proxy | Intercept tab and turn Intercept on with the Intercept is on button.

  1. While the request is paused, make a note of the last cookie, acgroupswitchpersist=nada:
Figure 9.32 – Turning Intercept on

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