Burp Suite, a powerful web application security testing tool, offers a range of functionalities to identify vulnerabilities and enhance the security of web applications. While the vanilla Burp Suite experience is excellent, its extensibility allows for further customization and efficiency. In this article, we will explore several essential extensions that can be installed to enhance your Burp Suite experience.
Authorize: BAC Testing:
The Authorize extension is designed for BAC (Business Application Communication) testing. It provides additional capabilities for testing communication between different business applications, allowing for a more comprehensive assessment of system interactions and potential vulnerabilities.
Add Custom Header:
Sometimes, clients or targets require the inclusion of specific headers in every request made through Burp Suite. The "Add custom header" extension fulfills this requirement by allowing you to easily add custom headers to all requests sent by Burp Suite, ensuring compliance with client or target specifications.
Autorepeater:
The Autorepeater extension automates repetitive tasks by enabling you to define and repeat sequences of requests. It is helpful for performing quick tests, automating specific workflows, and validating results consistently.
Distribute Damage:
This extension applies rate limiting to all requests sent from Burp Suite. It helps simulate scenarios where rate-limiting mechanisms are in place and allows you to test how the target application behaves under such conditions.
Broken Link Hijacker:
The Broken Link Hijacker extension assists in identifying potential link takeover opportunities. It scans for broken links on a target website and provides insights into potential takeover scenarios, allowing you to proactively address such issues.
Bypass WAF:
Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) are commonly used for protecting web applications. The Bypass WAF extension provides techniques and tests to identify potential bypasses and weaknesses in WAF configurations, aiding in the assessment of WAF effectiveness.
CMS Scanner:
Content Management Systems (CMS) often have specific vulnerabilities and weaknesses. The CMS Scanner extension focuses on detecting vulnerabilities within popular CMS platforms, providing valuable information for assessing the security of CMS-based websites.
Git Bridge:
The Git Bridge extension integrates version control capabilities into Burp Suite, allowing you to track changes and collaborate efficiently. It facilitates the versioning of Burp Suite and saves files, enhancing collaboration among security professionals.
Headless Burp:
Headless Burp is a crucial extension for running Burp Suite's spider and scanner functionalities in a headless mode, which is ideal for integrating Burp Suite into Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. It enables automated security testing without the need for a graphical user interface.
NoSQLi Scanner:
As NoSQL databases gain popularity, it becomes essential to assess their security posture. The NoSQLi Scanner extension integrates the powerful SQLMap tool into Burp Suite, allowing for automated detection and exploitation of NoSQL injection vulnerabilities.
Param Miner:
The Param Miner extension helps identify hidden and unlinked parameters within web applications. It is particularly useful for detecting web cache poisoning vulnerabilities, enabling a thorough assessment of parameter-based attacks.
Reflected Parameters:
The Reflected Parameters extension assists in identifying reflected parameters, which can be potential entry points for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. It provides insights into parameters that are vulnerable to user-controlled input being reflected in the application's response.
SQLipy:
The SQLipy extension integrates the popular SQLMap tool into Burp Suite, enabling automated detection and exploitation of SQL injection vulnerabilities. It provides an additional layer of testing for SQL injection attacks.
Upload Scanner:
The Upload Scanner extension focuses on identifying security vulnerabilities related to file uploads. It tests the handling of uploaded files, detecting potential weaknesses that could lead to unauthorized access or code execution
