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api-mitmproxy

Facilitates API security testing with traffic interception, modification, and replay capabilities using an interactive HTTPS proxy.

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The api-mitmproxy skill was audited on Feb 28, 2026 and we found 14 security issues across 2 threat categories, including 1 high-severity. Review the findings below before installing.

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Security Issues

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Access to /etc/passwd

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260payloads = ["' OR '1'='1", "<script>alert(1)</script>", "../../../etc/passwd"]
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Path traversal to sensitive directory

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260payloads = ["' OR '1'='1", "<script>alert(1)</script>", "../../../etc/passwd"]
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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2071. Push certificate to device: `adb push ~/.mitmproxy/mitmproxy-ca-cert.cer /sdcard/`
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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431ls ~/.mitmproxy/
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Access to hidden dotfiles in home directory

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434rm -rf ~/.mitmproxy/
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External URL reference

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20- https://mitmproxy.org/
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External URL reference

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47# Start web interface (default: http://127.0.0.1:8081)
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External URL reference

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163mitmproxy --mode reverse:https://api.example.com --listen-host 0.0.0.0 --listen-port 443
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External URL reference

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186mitmproxy --mode reverse:https://api.example.com --listen-port 443
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External URL reference

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192mitmproxy --mode upstream:http://corporate-proxy:8080
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External URL reference

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2022. Visit http://mitm.it
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External URL reference

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353export HTTP_PROXY=http://localhost:8080
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External URL reference

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354export HTTPS_PROXY=http://localhost:8080
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External URL reference

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483- [OWASP API Security Top 10](https://owasp.org/www-project-api-security/)
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