Port Swigger Research at Black Hat USA and DEF CON
Summary: PortSwigger Research presented work at Black Hat USA and DEF CON, including papers on web cache exploitation through crafted URL parsing ambiguities in HTTP servers and proxies, and on turning email parser discrepancies into access control bypasses and remote code execution. James Kettle's presentation covered web timing attacks aimed at extracting server secrets such as masked misconfigurations, blind data-structure injection, and hidden routes to forbidden areas.
Key Takeaway: The research targets parsing discrepancies in the servers and proxies already in your stack, where a crafted URL or email can become an access control bypass or RCE rather than a simple malformed request.
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