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testing-password-reset-flaws
Identifying and exploiting weaknesses in password reset flows including weak reset tokens, host header poisoning, IDOR on the identification parameter, missing session invalidation, and account enumeration.
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# Testing Password Reset Flaws
## When to Use
- During authorized penetration tests of any "forgot password" / account-recovery flow
- When the application emails a reset link or token and you need to verify it is unguessable, single-use, and bound to the right user
- For validating that the reset endpoint cannot be poisoned via Host/X-Forwarded-Host to redirect tokens to an attacker
- When testing the user-identification parameter for IDOR that lets you reset another account's password
- During bug bounty programs targeting account takeover and broken authentication (OWASP A07:2021)
## Prerequisites
- **Authorization**: Written penetration testing agreement for the target application
- **Burp Suite Professional**: Proxy + Repeater + Intruder + Sequencer (token entropy)