Introducing the URL validation bypass cheat sheet
URL validation bypasses are the root cause of numerous vulnerabilities including many instances of SSRF, CORS misconfiguration, and open redirection. These work by using ambiguous URLs to trigger URL
🎯 Vulnerability: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
💡 Defense Fix: Enforce URL whitelisting, block private IP ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 169.254.169.254), and mandate AWS IMDSv2 headers.