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Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook

You're reading from   Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook Hacking tactics, techniques, and procedures for testing web applications and APIs

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801817332
Length 284 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Nestor Torres Nestor Torres
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Ahmed Almoailu Ahmed Almoailu
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Ryan Soper Ryan Soper
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Getting Started with OWASP Zed Attack Proxy 2. Chapter 2: Navigating the UI FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Configuring, Crawling, Scanning, and Reporting 4. Chapter 4: Authentication and Authorization Testing 5. Chapter 5: Testing of Session Management 6. Chapter 6: Validating (Data) Inputs – Part 1 7. Chapter 7: Validating (Data) Inputs – Part 2 8. Chapter 8: Business Logic Testing 9. Chapter 9: Client-Side Testing 10. Chapter 10: Advanced Attack Techniques 11. Chapter 11: Advanced Adventures with ZAP 12. Index 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Test ability to forge requests

Attackers use forged requests to deliver data directly to the application’s backend for processing instead of using its frontend GUI.

The attacker attempts to submit HTTP GET/POST requests with data values that are not permitted, protected against, or anticipated by the business logic of the application using an intercepting proxy; in this case, OWASP ZAP. In this recipe, the attacker (you) will exploit a defect in the application’s logic to make a purchase of a leather jacket at an unanticipated cost.

Getting ready

This lab requires a PortSwigger Academy account and ZAP to be able to intercept requests and responses from the server to your browser.

How to do it…

In this section, we will be using PortSwigger Academy’s Excessive trust in client-side control lab to change the price of the product by editing the request. Please follow these instructions to complete this lab:

  1. Navigate to the URL with the...
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