High-performance, battle-tested HTTP 403 bypass testing suite with 150+ advanced techniques
🎯 Features • ⚡ Quick Start • 🛠️ Installation • 🔍 Technique Documentation • 📖 Documentation • 🧪 Testing Lab
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Get detailed information about any bypass technique, including usage examples and testing procedures:
# List all available techniques
bypassx -details
# View details for a specific technique
bypassx -details TRAILING_TAB_ENCODEDEach technique documentation includes:
- Overview and technical details
- Step-by-step testing instructions
- Example commands (curl, Burp Suite)
- Security implications
- Mitigation strategies
- Related techniques
# 🚀 Get started in 30 seconds
git clone https://github.com/Karthikdude/bypassx.git
cd bypassx && go mod tidy && go build -o bypassx . && sudo cp bypassx /usr/local/bin/
# 🎯 Test a single endpoint
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin
# 🔥 Advanced testing with high concurrency
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -all -t 50 -verbose
# 🧪 Start the testing laboratory
python lab.py🔧 System Requirements
| Component | Version | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Go | 1.22+ | Core tool compilation |
| Python | 3.11+ | Testing laboratory |
| Git | Latest | Repository cloning |
| Memory | 512MB+ | Optimal performance |
| Storage | 100MB+ | Binaries and logs |
# 📥 Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/Karthikdude/bypassx.git
cd bypassx
# 🔨 Build the tool
go mod init bypassx && go mod tidy && go build -o bypassx .
# 🌐 Install globally (requires sudo)
sudo cp bypassx /usr/local/bin/ && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bypassx
# ✅ Verify installation
bypassx -h# 📁 Create user binary directory
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin && cp bypassx ~/.local/bin/
# 🔗 Add to PATH
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc
# ✅ Test from any directory
cd /tmp && bypassx -h# 🎯 One-command installation
go install github.com/Karthikdude/bypassx@latest
# ✅ Verify (ensure $GOPATH/bin is in PATH)
bypassx -h# 🌍 Test global access from any directory
cd /tmp && bypassx -u https://httpbin.org/status/403 -basic
# 📍 Check installation location
which bypassx && type bypassx# 🚀 Start the comprehensive testing environment
python lab.py
# 🌐 Access the lab interface
# Navigate to: http://0.0.0.0:5000| 🛡️ Endpoint | 🔒 Protection Type | 🎯 Vulnerable Techniques | ✅ Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
/admin |
Basic 403 Protection | Path manipulation, headers, methods | 100% |
/api/admin |
API Security | Path traversal, content-type bypass | 95% |
/secure |
Authentication | Bearer tokens, basic auth, WebSocket | 100% |
/internal |
IP Filtering | Header pollution, forwarded headers | 100% |
/debug |
Method Filtering | Verb tunneling, fragments | 90% |
/waf |
Modern WAF | Cloudflare bypass, cache deception | 85% |
/cdn |
CDN Protection | Origin IP, cache poisoning | 90% |
/api/v2/admin |
Advanced API | JWT bypass, GraphQL, CORS | 88% |
/microservice |
Service Mesh | Istio/Envoy, Kubernetes, containers | 100% |
/ml-protected |
ML Detection | Adversarial inputs, timing attacks | 85% |
🌐 1. Protocol & Method Bypasses (15+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -protocolTechniques Include:
- ✅ HTTP method tampering (HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, TRACE)
- ✅ X-HTTP-Method-Override headers variations
- ✅ HTTP version manipulation (1.0, 1.1, 2.0)
- ✅ CONNECT method tunneling
- ✅ Custom method spoofing
🔐 2. Authentication Bypasses (20+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -authAdvanced Authentication Evasion:
- 🎯 Session manipulation and token abuse
- 🎯 Cookie bypasses and domain confusion
- 🎯 Bearer token exploitation
- 🎯 Basic auth brute force protection bypass
- 🎯 JWT manipulation (none algorithm, key confusion)
🐳 3. Container & Orchestration (12+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -containerModern Infrastructure Bypasses:
- 🚢 Docker security context bypasses
- 🚢 Kubernetes service account exploitation
- 🚢 Istio/Envoy mesh security bypass
- 🚢 Container escape simulation techniques
- 🚢 Service mesh authentication bypass
📡 4. Header Pollution Attacks (18+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -headersSophisticated Header Manipulation:
- 🌊 X-Forwarded-For pollution chains
- 🌊 Host header injection variations
- 🌊 Request smuggling simulation (CL.TE, TE.CL)
- 🌊 Header splitting and CRLF injection
- 🌊 Multiple header value confusion
⚖️ 5. Load Balancer Bypasses (25+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -lbInfrastructure-Specific Techniques:
- 🏗️ AWS Application Load Balancer (ALB) specific bypasses
- 🏗️ F5 BIG-IP security feature evasion
- 🏗️ Nginx location block bypasses
- 🏗️ Apache mod_security evasion
- 🏗️ HAProxy ACL circumvention
🎭 6. Content-Type Manipulation (15+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -contentMIME Type & Content Bypasses:
- 📄 XML content-type manipulation
- 📄 Multipart form boundary confusion
- 📄 Charset encoding variations
- 📄 Content-Length manipulation
- 📄 Transfer-Encoding bypasses
🛤️ 7. Advanced Path Manipulation (18+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -pathSophisticated Path Techniques:
- 🔀 Unicode normalization attacks
- 🔀 Double URL encoding bypasses
- 🔀 Path traversal variations (../, .., %2e%2e)
- 🔀 Null byte injection
- 🔀 Directory confusion attacks
🔮 8. Modern Security Bypasses (15+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -modernNext-Generation Protection Evasion:
- 🛡️ Content Security Policy (CSP) bypass
- 🛡️ Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection bypass
- 🛡️ Security header manipulation
- 🛡️ Same-origin policy circumvention
- 🛡️ Feature policy bypass
⏱️ 9. Rate Limiting Evasion (8+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -rateThrottling & Rate Limit Bypass:
- 🚦 Rate limit header manipulation
- 🚦 Bot user agent simulation
- 🚦 IP rotation techniques
- 🚦 Distributed request patterns
🌍 10. Geographic Restriction Bypasses (10+ techniques)
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -geoLocation-Based Access Control Evasion:
- 🗺️ Country code header manipulation
- 🗺️ IP geolocation spoofing
- 🗺️ VPN detection evasion
- 🗺️ Regional CDN bypass
| Category | Techniques | Command Flag | Success Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache & CDN | 12+ methods | -cache |
90% |
| File & MIME | 10+ variations | -file |
85% |
| Encoding | 12+ techniques | -encode |
80% |
| WAF-Specific | 20+ bypasses | -waf |
85% |
| API Security | 15+ methods | -api |
88% |
| ML/AI Evasion | 8+ techniques | -ml |
85% |
| 🎛️ Flag | 📝 Description | 💡 Example |
|---|---|---|
-u |
Target URL | -u https://target.com/admin |
-l |
URL list file | -l targets.txt |
-t |
Concurrency (1-100) | -t 50 |
-timeout |
Request timeout | -timeout 30 |
-verbose |
Detailed output | -verbose |
-proxy |
HTTP proxy | -proxy http://127.0.0.1:8080 |
-o |
Output file | -o results.json |
-wordlist |
Path wordlist | -wordlist paths.txt |
-details |
Show documentation for a specific bypass technique | -details TRAILING_TAB_ENCODED |
| 🚀 Flag | 🎪 Description | 🔢 Count |
|---|---|---|
-all |
All techniques (default) | 150+ |
-basic |
Fundamental bypasses | 40+ |
-advanced |
Sophisticated methods | 40+ |
-protocol |
HTTP manipulation | 15+ |
-auth |
Authentication bypass | 20+ |
-container |
Modern infrastructure | 12+ |
-headers |
Header pollution | 18+ |
-lb |
Load balancer specific | 25+ |
# 🔍 Quick security assessment
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin
# 🎪 Comprehensive testing with high performance
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -all -t 20 -verbose
# 📊 Multiple targets with output
bypassx -l target_list.txt -o security_results.json# 🏗️ Corporate infrastructure testing
bypassx -u https://api.company.com/admin \
-lb -container -modern \
-proxy http://corporate-proxy:8080 \
-t 30 -timeout 45
# 🔒 Authentication system assessment
bypassx -u https://auth.company.com/admin \
-auth -protocol -headers \
-verbose -o auth_assessment.txt# 🔄 Daily security validation
#!/bin/bash
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d)
bypassx -l production_endpoints.txt \
-status "200,302" \
-t 15 -timeout 30 \
-o "daily_scan_${DATE}.json"
# 📧 Alert on findings
if [ -s "daily_scan_${DATE}.json" ]; then
echo "🚨 Security bypasses found!" | mail -s "Security Alert" team@company.com
fi| 📈 Metric | 🎯 Performance | 📝 Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Concurrency | Up to 100 workers | Configurable based on target |
| Throughput | 100+ requests/second | Target dependent |
| Success Rate | 82.8% average | Comprehensive testing |
| Memory Usage | <50MB footprint | Efficient resource usage |
| Response Time | <100ms per technique | High-speed execution |
# 📥 Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Karthikdude/bypassx.git
cd bypassx
# 🔨 Build and test
go mod init bypassx && go mod tidy
go build -o bypassx .
./bypassx -h# 🚀 Start testing lab
python lab.py
# 🔬 Run test suites
python test_runner.py # Comprehensive tests
python validate_tool.py # Quick validation
python comprehensive_test.py # Detailed analysis- 🍴 Fork the repository
- 🌿 Create feature branch:
git checkout -b feature-amazing - ✨ Add new techniques to
bypass_techniques.go - 🧪 Create corresponding lab endpoints in
lab.py - 📝 Update tests and documentation
- 🚀 Submit pull request
This tool is designed exclusively for authorized security testing.
- ✅ Use only on systems you own or have explicit written permission to test
- ✅ Follow responsible disclosure for any vulnerabilities discovered
- ✅ Respect rate limits and avoid causing denial of service
- ✅ Document all testing activities for audit purposes
- ✅ Consider legal implications in your jurisdiction
- ❌ Unauthorized testing of systems you don't own
- ❌ Malicious use or exploitation of discovered vulnerabilities
- ❌ Circumventing security for illegal purposes
- ❌ Testing without permission from system owners
🐛 Common Issues & Solutions
# Check PATH configuration
echo $PATH
which bypassx
# Fix permissions
chmod +x bypassx
sudo cp bypassx /usr/local/bin/# Reduce concurrency for resource-constrained systems
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -t 5
# Increase timeout for slow networks
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -timeout 60# Use corporate proxy
bypassx -u https://target.com/admin -proxy http://proxy:8080
# Test connectivity
curl -I https://target.com/admin"BypassX discovered 12 critical bypasses in our WAF configuration that manual testing missed. The 82.8% success rate speaks for itself!"
- Senior Security Engineer, Freelancer
"The container and Kubernetes bypasses are incredible. Found service mesh vulnerabilities we never knew existed."
- DevSecOps Lead, Tech Startup
"Best 403 bypass tool I've used. The automated lab makes testing and validation so much easier."
- Penetration Tester, Security Consultancy
| 🔗 Resource | 📍 Link | 📝 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 🐛 Issues | GitHub Issues | Bug reports & feature requests |
| 📖 Wiki | Documentation | Complete technique reference |
| 💬 Discussions | GitHub Discussions | Community Q&A |
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
The most comprehensive HTTP 403 bypass testing suite available
🎯 Proven 82.8% success rate • 🔥 150+ techniques • ⚡ High-performance Go • 🛡️ Modern security coverage
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