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Gotta cache 'em all: bending the rules of web cache exploitation

Web caches key stored responses on the URL, but the CDN or proxy computing that key and the origin server routing the request often parse the URL differently. This paper maps delimiter and normalisation discrepancies between proprietary URL parsers and shows they turn web cache deception and poisoning from narrow, site-specific bugs into arbitrary attacks reproducible across many sites and CDN providers, alongside defensive guidance.

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Martin Doyhenard
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PortSwigger Research
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