---
id: 498
title: "[MoBP] Can we automate? Yes we can"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/mobp-can-we-automate-yes-we-can"
published_at: "2008-11-18T07:22:00Z"
tags: ["burp-suite", "automation", "sql-injection", "xss", "vulnerability-scanning", "portswigger"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/498"
lang: en
---

# [MoBP] Can we automate? Yes we can

## Summary

Stuttard explains which bug classes scanners find reliably: client-side input flaws like XSS are highly automatable, blind server-side injection is harder, non-input issues fall to passive checks.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2008-11-18T07:22:00Z
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/mobp-can-we-automate-yes-we-can
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/498