OFFENSIVE SECURITY - PENETRATION TESTING - RED TEAMING - ETHICAL HACKING
The Web Pentester's Swiss Army Knife
$ sudo burpsuite --project-file pentest.burp
Burp Suite is a leading cybersecurity tool developed by PortSwigger for web application security testing. Widely regarded as the industry standard, it's an integrated platform for performing security testing of web applications with various built-in tools working seamlessly together to support the entire testing process.
Intercept and modify web traffic between your browser and target applications. Analyse requests and responses in real-time.
Automatically discover security vulnerabilities in web applications using both passive and active scanning techniques.
Automate customized attacks against web applications to find and exploit vulnerabilities through powerful fuzzing capabilities.
Manually manipulate and resend individual HTTP requests, observing the responses for testing purposes.
Inspect and modify traffic between your browser and the target application.
Automatically detect SQL injection, XSS, and other common vulnerabilities.
Perform powerful fuzzing attacks to uncover hidden vulnerabilities.
Decode encoded application data and compare different responses.
Add functionality with BApp Store extensions or write your own plugins.
Discover server-side vulnerabilities like SSRF and blind XSS.
Burp Suite comes in three editions to suit different needs:
Free edition with manual tools for basic testing. Perfect for beginners and casual users.
Full-featured testing suite with automated scanning capabilities. Industry standard for security professionals.
Advanced dynamic application security testing with CI/CD integration for large organisations.
Burp Suite has a learning curve, but with practice, it becomes an indispensable tool in your security toolkit. To get started:
Download and install Burp Suite from PortSwigger website
Configure your browser to use Burp's proxy (typically 127.0.0.1:8080)
Install Burp's CA certificate in your browser to intercept HTTPS
Start exploring web applications with the proxy intercepting requests