[MoBP] Automated HTML rewriting
Summary: PortSwigger added new Burp Proxy functions, off by default, that automatically rewrite HTML in application responses to unhide hidden fields, enable disabled fields, and remove length limitations. The company says these make the client-side control labs in its Black Hat web hacking course, which cover unsafe reliance on client-side controls, solvable by checking a box in Burp's configuration.
What's compelling: Client-side controls like hidden fields, disabled inputs, and length limits are the first line of defense in roughly a dozen of PortSwigger's own training labs, and a scanner setting now strips them without intercepting a single request.
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