Using Burp Suite Intruder

Another highly useful tool in Burp Suite is the Intruder feature. This feature allows fast-paced attacks to be performed by submitting large numbers of requests while manipulating predefined payload positions within the request. In this recipe, we will discuss how to automate manipulation of request content using the Burp Suite Intruder.

Getting ready

To use Burp Suite to perform web application analysis against a target, you will need to have a remote system that is running one or more web applications. In the examples provided, an instance of Metasploitable2 is used to perform this task. Metasploitable2 has several preinstalled vulnerable web applications running on TCP port 80. For more information on setting up Metasploitable2, refer to the Installing Metasploitable2 recipe in Chapter 1, Getting Started, of this book. Additionally, your web browser will need to be configured to proxy web traffic through a local instance of Burp Suite. For more information on setting...