Hello Hackers 👋,
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to exploit **HTTP Host Header Attacks** to bypass authentication in a real-world scenario from PortSwigger’s Web Security Academy.
This step-by-step guide shows how attackers can trick web applications by manipulating the Host header, gaining unauthorized access to admin panels.
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⏱ Timestamps
0:00 – Introduction & About the Lab
0:48 – Map the appliaction
2:15 – Generate Fuzzing endpoints list using ChatGPT
3:09 – Find the hidden adminstrator page
4:35 – Generate Fuzzing HOST header list using ChatGPT
5:49 – Accessing the /admin panel
7:32 – Deleting carlos’s account
8:40 – Lab solution & conclusion
🔍 About the Lab
- Lab Name: Host header authentication bypass
- Difficulty: Apprentice
- Objective: Access the admin panel using Host header manipulation and delete carlos’s account.
🔗 Useful Resources
- PortSwigger: HTTP Host Header Attacks
- Web Security Academy Labs
- Burp Suite Documentation
✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video
- How Host header authentication bypass works.
- How to use Burp Suite Repeater to manipulate Host headers.
- How to access restricted admin panels.
- Practical exploitation of Host header vulnerabilities.
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