Site map comparison results - Port Swigger
Summary: PortSwigger's documentation describes a Burp Suite feature that compares two site maps, color-coding added, deleted, and modified items and showing a Diff count of the minimum text edits needed to turn one response into the other. Selecting an item in one map syncs the selection to the other unless Sync selection is deselected, and the request/response viewers highlight relevant differences within responses. The text states Burp does not automatically evaluate access controls, because automated tools generate noise and are prone to false positives and negatives, so comparison results must be reviewed manually.
Bottom line: The vendor's own position is that access control flaws cannot be reliably found by automation, so the Diff count and color-coded maps only pay off if someone with knowledge of the application's functions actually reads them.
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