BSCP Exam Cheatsheet & Payloads

Personal cheatsheet for Burp Suite Certified Practitioner (BSCP) Exam

📋 Exam Structure

The BSCP exam consists of two web applications, two hours each. Each application has three stages:

Stage 1: Get Access to Any User

Goal: Obtain access to any user account

Common Vulnerabilities:

• XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
• DOM-based vulnerabilities
• Authentication bypasses
• Web cache poisoning
• HTTP Host header attacks
• HTTP request smuggling

Stage 2: Privilege Escalation

Goal: Promote yourself to administrator or steal admin data

Common Vulnerabilities:

• SQL Injection
• CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
• Insecure deserialization
• OAuth authentication flaws
• JWT attacks
• Access control vulnerabilities

Stage 3: File System Access

Goal: Read /home/carlos/secret from the file system

Common Vulnerabilities:

• SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)
• XXE (XML External Entity) injection
• OS command injection
• SSTI (Server-Side Template Injection)
• Directory/Path traversal
• Insecure deserialization
• File upload vulnerabilities

🎯 Exam Strategy

1. Scan Everything - Use Burp Scanner on all functionality
2. Focus on Common Patterns - Check search inputs, comment sections, feedback forms
3. Time Management - 2 hours per app, don't get stuck on one vulnerability
4. Burp Collaborator - Always have it ready for out-of-band attacks
5. SQLMap - Use --level 5 --risk 3 for comprehensive SQL injection testing

📁 Directory Structure

BSCP/
├── cheatsheet/
│   ├── stage-1/          # Access vulnerabilities
│   ├── stage-2/          # Privilege escalation
│   └── stage-3/          # File system access
├── payloads/             # Ready-to-use payloads
└── wordlists/            # Custom wordlists

🔗 Quick Links

• PortSwigger Web Security Academy
• Burp Suite Documentation
• BSCP Exam Guide

⚡ Quick Reference

| Stage | Primary Targets | Tools | |-------|----------------|-------| | 1 | Search, Comments, Login | Burp Scanner, XSS Validator | | 2 | Admin Panel, Profile Update | SQLMap, JWT Tool | | 3 | File Upload, Feedback Forms | Burp Collaborator, XXE Tools |

🚀 Getting Started

1. Review vulnerability-specific cheatsheets in /cheatsheet/
2. Practice with payloads in /payloads/
3. Complete all PortSwigger Academy labs
4. Take practice exams

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Good luck on your BSCP exam! 🎓