# testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws

A skill that probes OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect flows for code interception, redirect URI tricks, CSRF, token leakage and PKCE bypass.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 350 installs · ★ 35034
- Author: mahipal
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws

## What it does

The skill walks an agent through an OAuth audit step by step. It starts by discovering endpoints from `/.well-known/openid-configuration`, and falls back to common paths such as `/authorize` and `/oauth2/authorize` when that document is missing. Then come redirect URI checks: the payload list covers a swapped domain, authority confusion with `@`, dot-segment and fragment tricks, an HTTP downgrade and a different port.

Separate steps target the `state` parameter and the code-to-token exchange. Python scripts show how to send an authorization request with no `state`, reuse one value across attempts, and see whether the client validates what comes back. Intercepting redirects and token flows calls for Burp Suite Professional with the EsPReSSO extension.

Before you start, you need written authorization naming the OAuth provider and client applications in scope, a test OAuth client registered with the authorization server, and Python 3.10+ with the `requests` and `oauthlib` libraries. The skill is explicit that it must not be used without written authorization, since OAuth testing can end in token theft or unauthorized access. Worth settling the scope of work first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --path skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills --skill testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills/tree/HEAD/skills/testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find weak redirect URI validation in an authorization code flow
- check whether the server requires `state` and rejects its reuse
- assess how a client stores and transmits tokens
- spot scope escalation when a client asks for more than it was granted
- verify ID token validation and nonce usage in OpenID Connect

## Example prompts
- test our OAuth provider's redirect URI validation for bypasses
- run the state parameter checks against the test-client-id client
- see if PKCE can be bypassed in our authorization flow

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: testing-oauth2-implementation-flaws
description: Tests OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect implementations for authorization code
  interception, redirect URI manipulation, CSRF in OAuth flows, token leakage, scope
  escalation, and PKCE bypass, using Burp Suite Professional and the EsPReSSO extension
  to probe the authorization server, client, and token handling. Use when assessing OAuth2/OIDC
  flows or SSO systems for misconfigurations enabling account takeover.
domain: cybersecurity
subdomain: api-security
tags:
- api-security
- oauth2
- oidc
- authentication
- redirect-uri
- token-security
version: 1.0.0
author: mahipal
license: Apache-2.0
nist_csf:
- PR.PS-01
- ID.RA-01
- PR.DS-10
- DE.CM-01
mitre_attack:
- T1190
- T1059.007
- T1552.001
- T1027
- T1070
---
# Testing OAuth2 Implementation Flaws

## When to Use

- Assessing OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow for redirect URI validation weaknesses
- Testing OAuth client applications for CSRF protection (state parameter usage) and PKCE enforcement
- Evaluating token storage, transmission, and lifecycle management in OAuth implementations
- Testing scope escalation where clients request more permissions than authorized
- Assessing OpenID Connect implementations for ID token validation and nonce usage

**Do not use** without written authorization. OAuth testing may result in token theft or unauthorized access.

## Prerequisites

- Written authorization specifying the OAuth provider and client applications in scope
- Test OAuth client registered with the authorization server
- Burp Suite Professional for intercepting OAuth redirects and token flows
- Python 3.10+ with `requests` and `oauthlib` libraries
- Browser developer tools for observing OAuth redirect chains
- Knowledge of the OAuth 2.0 grant types in use (authorization code, implicit, client credentials)

## Workflow

### Step 1: OAuth Flow Reconnaissance

```python
import requests
import urllib.parse
import re
import hashlib
import base64
import secrets
````
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