I’ve started the Burp Labs but I'm not sure if they recommend manual exploitation or if it's fine to use Burp. It seems to find most issues, while I struggle to exploit them manually or end up going down a rabbit hole. I'm quite far from even attempting the Burp certifications, probably years away.

I just find it hard to get into labs and CTFS stuff but for certs, i don't really have much choice, :/