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Discovering hidden content with Burp Suite

• Last updated: December 3, 2024

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Applications often contain locations that you can't browse to, as they are not directly linked from visible content. Some examples of hidden content include:

• Functionality that has been used for testing, but hasn't been removed.
• New functionality that has been added to the server, but hasn't been linked from the main application.
• Internal-only functionality that isn't linked from the main application.
• Features that your account doesn't have permission to use.

Burp includes a range of tools that can help you discover hidden content. This enables you to build a more comprehensive map of the target application and identify a wider attack surface.