sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills/api-fuzzing-bug-bounty
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Provide comprehensive techniques for testing REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs during bug bounty hunting and penetration testing engagements. Covers vulnerability discovery, authentication bypass, IDOR exploitation, and API-specific attack vectors.
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⚠️ AUTHORIZED USE ONLYThis skill is for educational purposes or authorized security assessments only.You must have explicit, written permission from the system owner before using this tool.Misuse of this tool is illegal and strictly prohibited.
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AUTHORIZED USE ONLY: Use this skill only for authorized security assessments, defensive validation, or controlled educational environments.
API Fuzzing for Bug Bounty
Purpose
Provide comprehensive techniques for testing REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs during bug bounty hunting and penetration testing engagements. Covers vulnerability discovery, authentication bypass, IDOR exploitation, and API-specific attack vectors.
Inputs/Prerequisites
- Burp Suite or similar proxy tool
- API wordlists (SecLists, api_wordlist)
- Understanding of REST/GraphQL/SOAP protocols
- Python for scripting
- Target API endpoints and documentation (if available)
Outputs/Deliverables
- Identified API vulnerabilities
- IDOR exploitation proofs
- Authentication bypass techniques
- SQL injection points
- Unauthorized data access documentation
API Types Overview
| Type | Protocol | Data Format | Structure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOAP | HTTP | XML | Header + Body | |
| REST | HTTP | JSON/XML/URL | Defined endpoints | |
| GraphQL | HTTP | Custom Query | Single endpoint |
Core Workflow
Use controlled test accounts/tenants and read-only canary resources. Scope rate, concurrency, duration, write/delete methods, SSRF destinations and any callback endpoint in the rules of engagement. DoS/deep recursion, credential attacks and destructive method tests require explicit separate approval and a disposable lab where possible. Stop on rate limits or unexpected access to real personal data; never evade limits through IP rotation. Payloads below are hypotheses, not proof of a vulnerability or a mandate to try every technique.
Step 1: API Reconnaissance
Identify API type and enumerate endpoints:
Step 2: Authentication Testing
Step 3: IDOR Testing
Insecure Direct Object Reference is the most common API vulnerability:
IDOR Bypass Techniques:
Step 4: Injection Testing
SQL Injection in JSON:
Command Injection:
XXE Injection:
SSRF via API:
.NET Path.Combine Vulnerability:
Step 5: Method Testing
GraphQL-Specific Testing
Introspection Query
Fetch entire backend schema:
URL-encoded version:
GraphQL IDOR
GraphQL SQL/NoSQL Injection
Rate Limit Bypass (Batching)
GraphQL DoS (Nested Queries)
GraphQL XSS
GraphQL Tools
| Tool | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|
| GraphCrawler | Schema discovery | |
| graphw00f | Fingerprinting | |
| clairvoyance | Schema reconstruction | |
| InQL | Burp extension | |
| GraphQLmap | Exploitation |
Endpoint Bypass Techniques
When receiving 403/401, try these bypasses:
Output Exploitation
PDF Export Attacks
DoS via Limits
Common API Vulnerabilities Checklist
| Vulnerability | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| API Exposure | Unprotected endpoints exposed publicly | |
| Misconfigured Caching | Sensitive data cached incorrectly | |
| Exposed Tokens | API keys/tokens in responses or URLs | |
| JWT Weaknesses | Weak signing, no expiration, algorithm confusion | |
| IDOR / BOLA | Broken Object Level Authorization | |
| Undocumented Endpoints | Hidden admin/debug endpoints | |
| Different Versions | Security gaps in older API versions | |
| Rate Limiting | Missing or bypassable rate limits | |
| Race Conditions | TOCTOU vulnerabilities | |
| XXE Injection | XML parser exploitation | |
| Content Type Issues | Switching between JSON/XML | |
| HTTP Method Tampering | GET→DELETE/PUT abuse |
Quick Reference
| Vulnerability | Test Payload | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDOR | Change user_id parameter | High | |
| SQLi | ' OR 1=1-- in JSON | Critical | |
| Command Injection | ; ls / | Critical | |
| XXE | DOCTYPE with ENTITY | High | |
| SSRF | Internal IP in params | High | |
| Rate Limit Bypass | Batch requests | Medium | |
| Method Tampering | GET→DELETE | High |
Tools Reference
| Category | Tool | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| API Fuzzing | Fuzzapi | github.com/Fuzzapi/fuzzapi | |
| API Fuzzing | API-fuzzer | github.com/Fuzzapi/API-fuzzer | |
| API Fuzzing | Astra | github.com/flipkart-incubator/Astra | |
| API Security | apicheck | github.com/BBVA/apicheck | |
| API Discovery | Kiterunner | github.com/assetnote/kiterunner | |
| API Discovery | openapi_security_scanner | github.com/ngalongc/openapi_security_scanner | |
| API Toolkit | APIKit | github.com/API-Security/APIKit | |
| API Keys | API Guesser | api-guesser.netlify.app | |
| GUID | GUID Guesser | gist.github.com/DanaEpp/8c6803e542f094da5c4079622f9b4d18 | |
| GraphQL | InQL | github.com/doyensec/inql | |
| GraphQL | GraphCrawler | github.com/gsmith257-cyber/GraphCrawler | |
| GraphQL | graphw00f | github.com/dolevf/graphw00f | |
| GraphQL | clairvoyance | github.com/nikitastupin/clairvoyance | |
| GraphQL | batchql | github.com/assetnote/batchql | |
| GraphQL | graphql-cop | github.com/dolevf/graphql-cop | |
| Wordlists | SecLists | github.com/danielmiessler/SecLists | |
| Swagger Parser | Swagger-EZ | rhinosecuritylabs.github.io/Swagger-EZ | |
| Swagger Routes | swagroutes | github.com/amalmurali47/swagroutes | |
| API Mindmap | MindAPI | dsopas.github.io/MindAPI/play | |
| JSON Paths | json2paths | github.com/s0md3v/dump/tree/master/json2paths |
Constraints
Must:
- Test mobile, web, and developer APIs separately
- Check all API versions (/v1, /v2, /v3)
- Validate both authenticated and unauthenticated access
Must Not:
- Assume same security controls across API versions
- Skip testing undocumented endpoints
- Ignore rate limiting checks
Should:
- Add
X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequestheader to simulate frontend - Check archive.org for historical API endpoints
- Test for race conditions on sensitive operations
Examples
Example 1: IDOR Exploitation
Example 2: GraphQL Introspection
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Solution | |
|---|---|---|
| API returns nothing | Add X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest header | |
| 401 on all endpoints | Verify authorized test credentials/scope first; do not assume a user_id parameter repairs authentication | |
| GraphQL introspection disabled | Use clairvoyance for schema reconstruction | |
| Rate limited | Stop/back off, preserve the response and respect the approved rate; do not bypass it | |
| Can't find endpoints | Check Swagger, archive.org, JS files |
When to Use
This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
Security
- Security scanPassed, 93 of 100Pattern checks on the skill's files.
- Model reviewNot runA model review is scheduled for the next rescan.
Quality evaluation
- Task evaluationWarning, 82 of 100Marginal. 1 run. Evaluated 8 months ago.
Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckingskills/api-fuzzing-bug-bounty/SKILL.md
Popularity
- Repository stars
- 35,134
- Repository forks
- 5,786
- Repository npm downloads, 7 days
- 6,951
- 7-day trend score
- 74
Stars and forks are for the whole GitHub repository, not this skill alone. Downloads are for the repository's npm package. Refreshed 21 Mar 2026, 7 months ago.
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