---
id: 5504
title: "Responsible denial of service with web cache poisoning"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/research/responsible-denial-of-service-with-web-cache-poisoning"
published_at: "2019-11-14T14:52:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "web-security", "portswigger", "hackerone", "tesla", "dos", "web-cache-poisoning"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/5504"
lang: en
---

# Responsible denial of service with web cache poisoning

## Summary

James Kettle shows how web cache poisoning can take down websites with a single request without collateral damage, earning bounties from Tesla and HackerOne along the way.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2019-11-14T14:52:00Z
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/research/responsible-denial-of-service-with-web-cache-poisoning
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/5504