server-side

name	server-side
description	Server-side vulnerability testing - SSRF, HTTP Request Smuggling, Path Traversal, File Upload, Insecure Deserialization, and Host Header injection.

Server-Side

Test for server-side vulnerabilities that allow unauthorized access, RCE, or data exfiltration.

Techniques

Type	Key Vectors
SSRF	Internal service access, cloud metadata, protocol smuggling
HTTP Smuggling	CL.TE, TE.CL, TE.TE, CL.0, H2.CL, h2c, multi-layer proxy chains, connection pooling desync
Path Traversal	Directory traversal, null bytes, encoding bypass
File Upload	Extension bypass, content-type manipulation, polyglot files
Deserialization	Java, PHP, Python, .NET gadget chains
Host Header	Password reset poisoning, cache poisoning, routing-based SSRF

Workflow

1. Identify server-side processing points
2. Test for vulnerability class indicators
3. Bypass protections (WAF, allowlists, encoding filters)
4. Demonstrate impact (file read, RCE, internal access)
5. Capture evidence with PoC

Reference

• reference/ssrf*.md - SSRF techniques and labs
• reference/http-request-smuggling*.md - Smuggling techniques
• reference/path-traversal*.md - Path traversal bypass methods
• reference/file-upload*.md - File upload exploitation
• reference/insecure-deserialization*.md - Deserialization attacks
• reference/http-host-header*.md - Host header injection