# WebSocket Turbo Intruder: Unearthing the WebSocket Goldmine

DevFeed: [WebSocket Turbo Intruder: Unearthing the WebSocket Goldmine](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/websocket-turbo-intruder-unearthing-the-websocket-goldmine-7720.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://portswigger.net/research/websocket-turbo-intruder-unearthing-the-websocket-goldmine>)

Author: Zakhar Fedotkin

Published: 2025-09-17T12:40:06Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [PortSwigger Research](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/portswigger-research.md>)

Topics: [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>)

Tags: [extension](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extension.md>), [fuzzing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fuzzing.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces WebSocket Turbo Intruder, a Burp Suite extension for high-volume fuzzing of WebSocket messages with custom Python code. It explains WebSocket-testing challenges, installation, built-in tools, and a basic message-testing example.

## Source excerpt

Many testers and tools give up the moment a protocol upgrade to WebSocket occurs, or only perform shallow analysis. This is a huge blind spot, leaving many bugs like Broken Access Controls, Race condi