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Burp Suite Cookbook

You're reading from   Burp Suite Cookbook Practical recipes to help you master web penetration testing with Burp Suite

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789531732
Length 358 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Burp Suite FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting to Know the Burp Suite of Tools 3. Configuring, Spidering, Scanning, and Reporting with Burp 4. Assessing Authentication Schemes 5. Assessing Authorization Checks 6. Assessing Session Management Mechanisms 7. Assessing Business Logic 8. Evaluating Input Validation Checks 9. Attacking the Client 10. Working with Burp Macros and Extensions 11. Implementing Advanced Topic Attacks 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Testing for stored cross-site scripting

Stored cross-site scripting occurs when malicious JavaScript is injected into an input field, parameter, or header and, after returning from the web server, is executed within the browser and becomes a permanent part of the page. Stored XSS occurs when the malicious JavaScript is stored in the database and is used later to populate the display of a web page. Penetration testers need to test all client values sent to the web server to determine whether XSS is possible.

Getting ready

Using OWASP Mutillidae II, let's determine whether the application protects against stored cross-site scripting.

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