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Burp Suite Cookbook: Web application security made easy with Burp Suite , Second Edition

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Burp Suite Cookbook

Getting to Know the Burp Suite of Tools

This chapter provides overviews of the most commonly used tools within Burp Suite. The chapter begins by establishing the target scope within the Target | Site map. This is followed by an introduction to the message editor. Then, there will be some hands-on recipes using OWASP Mutillidae II to get acquainted with Proxy, Repeater, Decoder, and Intruder.

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Setting the Target Site Map
  • Understanding the message editor
  • Repeating with Repeater
  • Decoding with Decoder
  • Intruding with Intruder

Technical requirements

To complete the recipes in this chapter, you will need the following:

Setting the Target Site Map

Now that we have traffic flowing between your browser, Burp, and the OWASP Broken Web Applications (BWA) virtual machine (VM), we can begin setting the scope of our test. For this recipe, we will use the OWASP Mutillidae II link (http://<Your_VM_Assigned_IP_Address>/mutillidae/) available in the OWASP BWA VM as our target application.

Looking more closely at the Target tab, you will notice there are two subtabs available: Site map and Scope. From the initial proxy setup between your browser, Burp, and the web server, you should now have some URLs, folders, and files shown in the Target | Site map tabs. You may find the amount of information overwhelming, but setting the scope for our project will help to focus our attention better.

Getting ready

Using the Target | Site map and Target | Scope tabs, we will assign the URL for Mutillidae (http://<Your_VM_Assigned_IP_Address>/mutillidae/) as the scope.

How to do it...

Execute the following...

Understanding the message editor

On almost every tool and tab within Burp Suite that displays an HTTP message, you will see an editor identifying the request and response. This is commonly referred to as the message editor. The message editor allows viewing and editing HTTP requests and responses with specialties.

Within the message editor are multiple subtabs. The subtabs for a request message, at a minimum, include the following:

  • Pretty
  • Raw
  • Hex

The subtabs for a response message include the following:

  • Pretty: The Pretty subtab gives you the same information as Raw but in a more readable format. Please note the Pretty subtab may be disabled. This is due to the supported formats. For the Pretty subtab to be enabled, the message must be in one of the following formats:
    • JSON
    • XML (including image/SVG + XML content)
    • HTML
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
  • Raw: The Raw subtab gives you the message in its raw HTTP form.
  • Hex: The Hex subtab, which presents the message in...

Repeating with Repeater

Repeater allows for slight changes or tweaks to a request, and it is displayed in the left-hand window. The Send button allows a request to be reissued, and the response is displayed in the right-hand window.

Details related to your HTTP request include standard message editor details such as Pretty, Raw, and Hex as subtabs along with the Inspector side tab.

Details related to the HTTP response include standard message editor details including Pretty, Raw, and Hex as subtabs along with the Inspector side tab and, sometimes, Render.

At the bottom of each panel is a search box, allowing the tester to quickly find a value present in a message:

Figure 2.10 – Search box at the bottom of the request in Repeater

Figure 2.10 – Search box at the bottom of the request in Repeater

There are additional search box settings available when the gear icon is clicked, including Case sensitive, Regex, and Auto-scroll to match when text changes. When searching for text, if case sensitivity is necessary...

Decoding with Decoder

Burp Decoder is a tool that allows the tester to convert raw data into encoded data or to take encoded data and convert it back to plain text. Decoder supports several formats, including URL encoding, HTML encoding, Base64 encoding, binary code, hashed data, and others. Decoder also includes a built-in hex editor.

Getting ready

As a web penetration test progresses, a tester might happen upon an encoded value. Burp eases the decoding process by allowing the tester to send the encoded value to Decoder and try the various decoding functions available.

How to do it...

Let’s try to decode the value of the PHPSESSID session token found in the OWASP Mutillidae II application. When a user initially browses to the URL (http://<Your_VM_Assigned_IP_Address>/mutillidae/), that user will be assigned a PHPSESSID cookie. The PHPSESSID value appears to be encrypted and then wrapped in Base64 encoding. Using Decoder, we can unwrap the value:

  1. Browse...

Intruding with Intruder

Burp Intruder allows a tester to brute-force or fuzz specific portions of an HTTP message, using customized payloads.

To properly set up customized attacks in Intruder, a tester will need to use the settings available in the four subtabs of Intruder:

Figure 2.17 – Intruder and subtabs available

Figure 2.17 – Intruder and subtabs available

Getting ready

A tester may wish to fuzz or brute-force parameter values within a message. Burp Intruder eases this process by providing various intruder attack styles, payloads, and options.

How to do it...

  1. Browse to the login screen of Mutillidae and attempt to log in to the application. For example, type a username of admin and an invalid password of adminpass.
  2. Find the login attempt in the Proxy | HTTP history tab. Your request number (that is, the # sign on the left-hand side) will be different from the one shown next. Select the message that captured your attempt to log in.
  3. As the login attempt message...
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Key benefits

  • Set up and optimize Burp Suite to maximize its effectiveness in web application security testing
  • Explore how Burp Suite can be used to execute various OWASP test cases
  • Get to grips with the essential features and functionalities of Burp Suite
  • Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook

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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.

Who is this book for?

If you are a beginner- or intermediate-level web security enthusiast, penetration tester, or security consultant preparing to test the security posture of your applications and APIs, this is the book for you.

What you will learn

  • Perform a wide range of tests, including authentication, authorization, business logic, data validation, and client-side attacks
  • Use Burp Suite to execute OWASP test cases focused on session management
  • Conduct Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks with Burp Suite
  • Execute XML External Entity (XXE) attacks and perform Remote Code Execution (RCE) using Burp Suite’s functionalities
  • Use Burp to help determine security posture of applications using GraphQL
  • Perform various attacks against JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)
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Table of Contents

13 Chapters
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Burp Suite Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Getting to Know the Burp Suite of Tools Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Configuring, Crawling, Auditing, and Reporting with Burp Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Assessing Authentication Schemes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Assessing Authorization Checks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Assessing Session Management Mechanisms Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: Assessing Business Logic Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Evaluating Input Validation Checks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Attacking the Client Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 10: Working with Burp Suite Macros and Extensions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 11: Implementing Advanced Topic Attacks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Dr. Wear has some excellent content on Pluralsight which I have learned so much from. This book will get you through the steps to efficiently learn Burp Suite and the basics of web app pentesting. Configuration, suggested plugins, and specific attacks are significantly covered. The book is an excellent primer for entry level web app pentests and CTF competitions as well.
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Dr. Wear provides an excellent update from her previous book due to Burp's many upgrades. As someone who performs web application penetration testing daily, Burp Suite is my de facto tool of the trade. Although it is always best to "read the manual," I find I often don't, thus reading this guide greatly helped me understand Burp. This guide provides an excellent manual for all the updated features for Burp Suite and provided me with a great deal of information about Burp Suite I would not have otherwise known. For example, how the resource pool works for throttling Burp. I would like to note though, much of the information is about the Burp Professional edition (which is well worth the money).My only critique is Dr. Wear could provide more detail about how certain payloads work in an application. For example, Dr. Wear uses many intentionally vulnerable applications in her examples. Her example of XSS provides a high-level overview of why XSS works, but for many learners the devil is in the details i.e. which specific parameter is not sanitizing input? As a professional pentester, this is perhaps one of the most important parts of what we do when reporting a vulnerability. Despite this one fault, I found the guide to be informative and detailed on how to use Burp Suite and would definitely recommend it to those who use Burp regularly.
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If you wanna learn how to used burp suite and wanna get into web app pentesting this is the book to get. DR. Sunny Wear did an amazing job creating the second edition of the burp suite cookbook. I read the first edition and this one is even better.
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For web security testers, Burp Suite is the hacker's trusty swiss army knife. This cookbook from veteran Burp expert Dr. Sunny Wear shows readers how to get the most out of this versatile security tool.The book kicks off with recipes for setting up and configuring Burp for maximum effectiveness. Dr. Wear then covers step-by-step how to use Burp to find vulnerabilities like broken auth, insecure session management, injection flaws, and other critical OWASP weaknesses.With over 25 years in web security, Dr. Wear provides practical tips and shortcuts only an insider would know. The cookbook format means you can easily lookup how to pull off advanced attacks like XXE injection or exploit GraphQL APIs.Dr. Wear goes way beyond Burp basics with advanced coverage of automating scans, custom plug-ins, and the latest Burp features like DOM Invader. Her passion for pen testing really comes through in the engaging recipes.For web testers looking to level up their skills, this Burp cookbook should be their go-to guide. Dr. Wear has created the perfect field manual for using Burp to find and exploit holes in web apps and APIs. Her updated Burp cookbook belongs in the backpack of any seasoned security tester.
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