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How do I disable tab seperator when selecting text?

D3Qn | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023 02:26PM UTC

Hi there, this one is a bit hard to describe. When selecting text or clicking into the text when using e.g., repeater the UI automatically adds spacing for better readability. For example: cmd=<script>alert("asdf")</script> Becomes: cmd=<script>alert("asdf")</script>

D3Qn | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023 02:28PM UTC

Posted by accident before finishing and there is no edit button <.< For example: cmd=<script>alert("asdf")</script> Becomes: cmd=<script>alert("as df")</script> when I put my courser in front of the d. How do I disable this behavior? Its annoying as hell

Michelle, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023 04:01PM UTC

Hi Thanks for getting in touch. We've just been testing this here and don't see the same behavior. Can you send an email to support@portswigger.net with some more information about your installation and the behavior so we can take a closer look, please? - Do you only see this issue with this kind of text, or does it happen with all requests you try and edit? - Which version of Burp are you using? - Does your display use any custom scaling? Which font and size do you have configured for the message editor? - Can you also send us the output from Help -> Diagnostics for your installation of Burp?

D3Qn | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023 11:58AM UTC

Hi, thanks for the answer. I just sent the mail. I will post here when a solution is found. Likely culprit seems to be following code to make Burp Suite properly scale its UI to my 4k displays. export _JAVA_OPTIONS="-Dsun.java2d.uiScale=2"

Michelle, PortSwigger Agent | Last updated: Mar 21, 2023 04:13PM UTC

Thanks for the update. We've just replied to your email to check a few more details regarding your OS and whether you also have scaling options set at OS level.

D3Qn | Last updated: Mar 27, 2023 02:12PM UTC

For anyone with the same problem: Work around is switching to a different font size. (e.g. default 11 to 12 pt) There should be an official fix from Port Swigger with a future release soon.

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