Bug Bounty Hunting — Complete Guide (Part-122)

414 URI Too Long: “That Address Is Way Too Long”

Imagine you’re trying to send a letter with an extremely long address that wraps around the envelope multiple times. The post office might say, “This address is too long; we can’t process it.” That’s what the 414 URI Too Long status code means for web requests.

What it Means:

URI Length Exceeded:The Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), which is essentially the web address, is too long for the server to handle.Server Limit:Servers have limits on the length of URIs they can process.Client-Side Error:The problem is usually caused by the client generating an excessively long URI.

Why it Happens:

Incorrect GET Request:A client might accidentally convert a POST request to a GET request, appending a large amount of data to the URL as query parameters.Redirection Loop:A client might get stuck in a redirection loop, where the URI keeps growing with each redirect.Security Attack:A malicious client might be trying to exploit a security vulnerability by sending an…