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Introduction:

Burp suite is an intercepting proxy that can intercept requests from client side & responses from the server side. The ability to intercept allows hackers to manipulate requests/responses to look for & exploit vulnerabilities. It is mainly used by experienced security engineers & pen testers as it presents a single interface with various integrated toolsets.

Burp Suite Professional License Key 2020.11.1 Build 4967 Free Download April 2021 Burp Suite Professional License Key is a reliable and practical platform that provides you with a simple means of performing security testing of web. OWASP ZAP is a free and open-source project actively maintained by volunteers while Burp Suite is a commercial Product maintained and sold by PortSwigger, They have been selected almost on every top 10 tools of the year, and in this post, I will compare version 2020.x of burp suite which saw the first release on January 2020.

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Burp Suite has multiple capabilities. The professional & Enterprise version of the tool have scanner feature that scans a target web application / API to discover vulnerabilities. This is possible only if we are able to intercept the requests first.

Burp Suite Professional also as an extender tab where in we can add a set of extensions that can look for additional security violations or work slightly in a different way to discover some default vulnerability checks applied by the scanner

Getting Burp Suite :

Burp Suite is available in following types

Burp Suite Community

Burp Suite Professional

Burp Suite Enterprise

The community version is available for everyone & free to use. It can be downloaded from the portswigger official website. The Professional & Enterprise versions are available as a commercial use. If you are someone that didn't try this tool & if your organization hasn't requested for a trial license before then you can use this chance to request for trial version valid for 30 days with full features(note: this option is available while publishing this content, may change in future). Assume we are going to request for trial license for valid reasons to make best use of it.

Installing Burp Suite:

Burp Suite can be run on any operating system (OS) if the OS supports the specific java version installed as it is a java application & available in a JAR format to launch & use the tool.

We are using Burp Suite Pro v2020.2.1 & it requires minimum Java version 8 to install / run the tool.

Configuring Burp Suite:

Before we can use Burp suite, we need to configure it with our client so we can intercept requests/responses. Follow the sections 1,2,3 below to configure

Section 1, Configure browser with Burp Suite

open Burp —> proxy —> Options—> Add Proxy Listener

By Default burp suite runs on 8080 port. so the default proxy listener is localhost:8080. We need to set this proxy listener in our browser to intercept requests/responses.

open Firefox —> Preferences —> Network settings —> set Manual proxy configuration to localhost:8080

Section 2, Install Burp root CA certificate

This is required to intercept encrypted traffic.

open Burp —> proxy —> Options—> click import/export CA certificate to export the certificate

After the certificate is exported, now open Firefox —> Preferences —> certificates —> Import certificate

Section 3, set Upstream proxy server

In some corporate networks, there is a proxy configured to connect to internet. To access external sites hosted outside the corporate network or to connect to internet we are required to set the upstream proxy.

to set this, open Burp —> User Options —> Add Upstream Proxy Servers

Burp Suite Integrated toolsets:

Repeater : It is used to replay the base request with altered/manipulated request parameters & observe the response from server. This feature helps to confirm the existence of a vulnerability as we can replay & observe responses. It becomes a bit easier to check for access control violations with the use of repeater as we will need to alter specific id's or resources of a user with another user

Intruder : It is used to target specific request parameters with a list of custom payloads & observe the responses for each of the payloads/manipulated requests.

Sequencer : It is used to check for the strength of the tokens such as session cookies , forgot password tokens or user invited tokens etc.,

Decoder : It is used to decode/encode data in to specific formats such as base64, url encode/decode, hex format etc.,

Comparer : It is used to compare two requests or responses to check for any variations.

Burp HotKeys:

we can use key board short cuts to traverse between various sections/tabs of the tools. It can configured from user options —> Misc —> Hot keys

on MacOs, some hot key examples are

command+shift+R —> Repeater tab

command+shift+T —> Target tab

command+shift+I —> Intruder tab

Spidering / Crawling :

Crawl is an interesting feature as the tool automatically crawls a target website to discover all traversable links, parameters, resources etc.,It is recommended to set the scope of the spider to ensure only target site is crawled & consider setting specific crawl parameters to ensure the scanner isn't overloaded with unrealistic crawl settings

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for example : Unique location discovered : should be a realistic/appropriate value

Passive scanning:

During this phase the scanner doesn't actual send any malicious requests on its own to the server, it simply observes all intercepted requests / responses & reports if there are any missing security header settings , secure cookie settings , sensitive tokens in GET request , other passive checks etc.,

some of the passive checks are applied as soon as the requests/responses are intercepted. To do a passive scan to cover all passive rules, we need to add the target site to scope & right click the target site to choose, passively scan this host

Active Scanning:

During this phase the scanner sends malicious requests on its own to the server from the initial or baseline intercepted requests , observes the responses from the server for each of this malicious requests to identify & report vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection, XSS , etc.,

To do an active scan, we need to add the target site to scope & right click the target site to choose, Actively scan this host

Adding Extensions:

Burp suite has an menu option, Extender. Most of the extensions are either developed in python, java or Ruby. For this reason, we need to set the environment settings under Options section of Extender Tab. Generally to set the java environment settings, we need to point to the location of the java JRE bin installed path, like wise for python, we need to set the location of Jythonstandalone.jar file present in our machine.

After the environment settings are completed, we can add extensions in two different ways. The easiest way to add an extension is go to BApp Store under the Extender tab & choose a extension from the list that you may want to add & use as per your need. Just click install from the right pane to install the extension. To successfully install a extension, the relevant environment setting is a must. Some extensions are available for community version but some are available for only professional version of the tool.

Burp Suite BAppStore has a limited set of extensions, there are lot more extensions available from other resources, such as github, we recommend that you use only extensions that are required & to avoid overloads. Some extensions will fall part of the default scanner to look for vulnerabilities but some will need to be used in a manual way.

Disable Extensions :

There are couple of ways to disable extensions, to disable all extensions, we can tick the checkbox 'Disable extensions' while launching burp.

To disable a specific extension, go to Extender tab —> Extensions —> uncheck a specific extension that you do not wish to use.

Project Options:

Configurations & settings apply to the current project hacking session

(Macros, session Handling rules, cookie jar etc.,)

when following redirections, understand the predefined types, JavaScript-Driven is not enabled by default.

Project options —> HTTP —> Redirections

some useful project options

Suite

Project Options—> Misc —> Scheduled Tasks, Burp Collaborator Server

Project Options —> sessions —> Session Handling Rules / Cookie Jar / Macros

User Options:

Configurations & settings that apply to Burp suite

(proxy listener,upstream proxy, hotkeys etc.,)

some useful user options:

User Options —> Display —-> User Interface / HTTP Message Display

User Options —> Misc —> Proxy Interception

Platform Authentication

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Burp Suite has multiple capabilities. The professional & Enterprise version of the tool have scanner feature that scans a target web application / API to discover vulnerabilities. This is possible only if we are able to intercept the requests first.

Burp Suite Professional also as an extender tab where in we can add a set of extensions that can look for additional security violations or work slightly in a different way to discover some default vulnerability checks applied by the scanner

Getting Burp Suite :

Burp Suite is available in following types

Burp Suite Community

Burp Suite Professional

Burp Suite Enterprise

The community version is available for everyone & free to use. It can be downloaded from the portswigger official website. The Professional & Enterprise versions are available as a commercial use. If you are someone that didn't try this tool & if your organization hasn't requested for a trial license before then you can use this chance to request for trial version valid for 30 days with full features(note: this option is available while publishing this content, may change in future). Assume we are going to request for trial license for valid reasons to make best use of it.

Installing Burp Suite:

Burp Suite can be run on any operating system (OS) if the OS supports the specific java version installed as it is a java application & available in a JAR format to launch & use the tool.

We are using Burp Suite Pro v2020.2.1 & it requires minimum Java version 8 to install / run the tool.

Configuring Burp Suite:

Before we can use Burp suite, we need to configure it with our client so we can intercept requests/responses. Follow the sections 1,2,3 below to configure

Section 1, Configure browser with Burp Suite

open Burp —> proxy —> Options—> Add Proxy Listener

By Default burp suite runs on 8080 port. so the default proxy listener is localhost:8080. We need to set this proxy listener in our browser to intercept requests/responses.

open Firefox —> Preferences —> Network settings —> set Manual proxy configuration to localhost:8080

Section 2, Install Burp root CA certificate

This is required to intercept encrypted traffic.

open Burp —> proxy —> Options—> click import/export CA certificate to export the certificate

After the certificate is exported, now open Firefox —> Preferences —> certificates —> Import certificate

Section 3, set Upstream proxy server

In some corporate networks, there is a proxy configured to connect to internet. To access external sites hosted outside the corporate network or to connect to internet we are required to set the upstream proxy.

to set this, open Burp —> User Options —> Add Upstream Proxy Servers

Burp Suite Integrated toolsets:

Repeater : It is used to replay the base request with altered/manipulated request parameters & observe the response from server. This feature helps to confirm the existence of a vulnerability as we can replay & observe responses. It becomes a bit easier to check for access control violations with the use of repeater as we will need to alter specific id's or resources of a user with another user

Intruder : It is used to target specific request parameters with a list of custom payloads & observe the responses for each of the payloads/manipulated requests.

Sequencer : It is used to check for the strength of the tokens such as session cookies , forgot password tokens or user invited tokens etc.,

Decoder : It is used to decode/encode data in to specific formats such as base64, url encode/decode, hex format etc.,

Comparer : It is used to compare two requests or responses to check for any variations.

Burp HotKeys:

we can use key board short cuts to traverse between various sections/tabs of the tools. It can configured from user options —> Misc —> Hot keys

on MacOs, some hot key examples are

command+shift+R —> Repeater tab

command+shift+T —> Target tab

command+shift+I —> Intruder tab

Spidering / Crawling :

Crawl is an interesting feature as the tool automatically crawls a target website to discover all traversable links, parameters, resources etc.,It is recommended to set the scope of the spider to ensure only target site is crawled & consider setting specific crawl parameters to ensure the scanner isn't overloaded with unrealistic crawl settings

for example : Unique location discovered : should be a realistic/appropriate value

Passive scanning:

During this phase the scanner doesn't actual send any malicious requests on its own to the server, it simply observes all intercepted requests / responses & reports if there are any missing security header settings , secure cookie settings , sensitive tokens in GET request , other passive checks etc.,

some of the passive checks are applied as soon as the requests/responses are intercepted. To do a passive scan to cover all passive rules, we need to add the target site to scope & right click the target site to choose, passively scan this host

Active Scanning:

During this phase the scanner sends malicious requests on its own to the server from the initial or baseline intercepted requests , observes the responses from the server for each of this malicious requests to identify & report vulnerabilities such as SQL Injection, XSS , etc.,

To do an active scan, we need to add the target site to scope & right click the target site to choose, Actively scan this host

Adding Extensions:

Burp suite has an menu option, Extender. Most of the extensions are either developed in python, java or Ruby. For this reason, we need to set the environment settings under Options section of Extender Tab. Generally to set the java environment settings, we need to point to the location of the java JRE bin installed path, like wise for python, we need to set the location of Jythonstandalone.jar file present in our machine.

After the environment settings are completed, we can add extensions in two different ways. The easiest way to add an extension is go to BApp Store under the Extender tab & choose a extension from the list that you may want to add & use as per your need. Just click install from the right pane to install the extension. To successfully install a extension, the relevant environment setting is a must. Some extensions are available for community version but some are available for only professional version of the tool.

Burp Suite BAppStore has a limited set of extensions, there are lot more extensions available from other resources, such as github, we recommend that you use only extensions that are required & to avoid overloads. Some extensions will fall part of the default scanner to look for vulnerabilities but some will need to be used in a manual way.

Disable Extensions :

There are couple of ways to disable extensions, to disable all extensions, we can tick the checkbox 'Disable extensions' while launching burp.

To disable a specific extension, go to Extender tab —> Extensions —> uncheck a specific extension that you do not wish to use.

Project Options:

Configurations & settings apply to the current project hacking session

(Macros, session Handling rules, cookie jar etc.,)

when following redirections, understand the predefined types, JavaScript-Driven is not enabled by default.

Project options —> HTTP —> Redirections

some useful project options

Project Options—> Misc —> Scheduled Tasks, Burp Collaborator Server

Project Options —> sessions —> Session Handling Rules / Cookie Jar / Macros

User Options:

Configurations & settings that apply to Burp suite

(proxy listener,upstream proxy, hotkeys etc.,)

some useful user options:

User Options —> Display —-> User Interface / HTTP Message Display

User Options —> Misc —> Proxy Interception

Platform Authentication

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Saving Options for Future Use

Engagement Tools — Search / Find Comments / Find Scripts / Find References / Analyse Target / Simulate Manual Testing

Search : Used to search for specific strings or to search & look for sensitive information disclosure such as API keys, credentials etc.,

Find Comments : When used shows all comments left over by developers in target site resources

Find References: When used shows the reference of the target site in various places of the intercepted requests / responses

Analyze Target: when used displays, number of dynamic urls, static urls,parameters, unique parameter names

Simulate Manual Testing: Let's you take a break while the tool automatically sends requests to the target site to avoid session timeouts.

The process for downloading Burp Suite is slightly different depending on whether you are installing Burp Suite Professional or Burp Suite Community Edition.

Downloading Burp Suite Professional

You can download the installer for any version of Burp Suite from the Releases page without needing to log in. This is useful if you already have a license key.

If you don't have a license key yet, we recommend registering for a free trial or purchasing a license first. Once you have an account, you can download both your license key and the latest version of Burp Suite for your required platform (Windows, MacOS, or Linux) from your account page.

Note that you can also choose to download Burp Suite as a JAR file and launch it directly from the command line instead of using one of the native platform installers.

Downloading Burp Suite Community Edition

To download the free community edition of Burp Suite, go to the Download Burp Suite Community Edition page. You can then proceed to installing Burp Suite.

Installing Burp Suite

To install Burp Suite, simply run the installer and select your preferred options in the installation wizard. This process should be relatively self-explanatory.

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Burp Suite system requirements

For the best experience with Burp Suite Professional, we recommend using a machine with at least 8 GB of memory and 2 CPU cores. If you are performing large amounts of work, or testing large or complex applications, you may need more memory than this. If you are unsure whether your computer is suitable, we recommend first testing Burp Suite Community Edition on your machine to satisfy yourself that it works correctly.

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Error running the installer on MacOS

When you try to run the installer on MacOS, an error message might appear saying that the installer 'can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software'. In order to bypass this warning, you need to manually confirm that you trust the installer and want to run it.

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  1. Close the error message popup.
  2. In MacOS, go to 'System Preferences' > 'Security & Privacy'.
  3. At the bottom of the dialog, you will see a message saying that the Burp Suite installer was blocked. Next to it, click 'Open anyway'.
  4. The initial error message will pop up again, but this time you have the option to click 'Open' to run the installer despite the warning.




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