January 6, 2026
Secrets or just noise?
JavaScript Analyzer – Burp Suite Extension
New Burp add-on digs up web secrets, and the comments are chaos
TLDR: JS Analyzer is a new Burp Suite add-on that scans website code for hidden links and keys while trying to cut junk. Commenters are split between bug hunters cheering the speed boost and developers warning about false positives and ethics, making it a hot, useful, controversial tool.
Security Twitter saw the bat signal and sprinted to Jensec’s new JS Analyzer—a Burp Suite add-on that scans the code websites send to your browser (JavaScript) to spot hidden links, admin pages, and even exposed keys. Fans call it “treasure mode” for bug hunters, praising the fast endpoint and secret detection plus smart filtering that cuts the junk. In non-tech speak: it claims to find the juicy stuff and skip the garbage.
But the comments went full soap opera. Purists sneered, “It’s just fancy regex,” meaning pattern-matching dressed up as a tool, while others cheered that it’s a time-saving triage button. Developers clutched their coffee: false positives and ethics were the big drama—“If you’re scanning production sites, get permission,” became a chorus. Then someone dragged the setup: Jython (Python-on-Java) inside Burp? The meme flood began: “It’s 2026 and we’re nesting languages like Russian dolls,” alongside Hackerman GIFs and “Indiana Jones snatching an S3 URL.” Hype squad loved the source-tracking and quick copy/export; skeptics said the “noise filtering” is a bold promise they’ll believe after a week in the wild. The compromise vibe: useful, fast, not magic—a power-up, not a silver bullet—and the comments are the real show.
Key Points
- •JS Analyzer is a Burp Suite extension for static analysis of JavaScript, extracting endpoints, URLs, secrets, emails, and sensitive file references.
- •It features noise filtering, source tracking, live search, clipboard copy, and JSON export to improve accuracy and workflow.
- •Installation requires configuring Jython in Burp and adding the Python-based extension; analysis runs on JS responses from Proxy, Target, or Repeater.
- •Detection includes API paths, OAuth/auth routes, admin/well-known paths, cloud URLs (AWS, Azure, GCP), secret formats (AWS, Google, Stripe, GitHub, Slack, JWT, private keys), and DB URLs.
- •A standalone Python engine (JSAnalyzerEngine) and a Flask API example allow integration into custom projects; the project is open-source under MIT with contribution guidelines.