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You can perform web application fuzzing on any server that is running a web service (including SSL).
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Burp Suite is a Java-based tool that can be used on Microsoft Windows, but for Wfuzz and ffuf, you have to install Python on Windows as these tools are Python-based.
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No. Performing fuzz testing is optional in a regular penetration test and it needs to be discussed with the client. If the client asks for it, then it will be mandatory; otherwise, pen testing can be done without fuzzing. However, it's always a good practice to perform fuzzing anyway because you may find a critical-severity vulnerability that has been missed by the scanner.
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These range from technical vulnerabilities, such as Remote Code Executions (RCE), SQL Injections (SQLi), and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) to logical vulnerabilities such as account takeovers, parameter manipulations, response...
Hands-On Web Penetration Testing with Metasploit
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Overview of this book
Metasploit has been a crucial security tool for many years. However, there are only a few modules that Metasploit has made available to the public for pentesting web applications. In this book, you'll explore another aspect of the framework – web applications – which is not commonly used. You'll also discover how Metasploit, when used with its inbuilt GUI, simplifies web application penetration testing.
The book starts by focusing on the Metasploit setup, along with covering the life cycle of the penetration testing process. Then, you will explore Metasploit terminology and the web GUI, which is available in the Metasploit Community Edition. Next, the book will take you through pentesting popular content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla, which will also include studying the latest CVEs and understanding the root cause of vulnerability in detail. Later, you'll gain insights into the vulnerability assessment and exploitation of technological platforms such as JBoss, Jenkins, and Tomcat. Finally, you'll learn how to fuzz web applications to find logical security vulnerabilities using third-party tools.
By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of how to exploit and validate vulnerabilities by working with various tools and techniques.
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Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Preface
Introduction
Free Chapter
Introduction to Web Application Penetration Testing
Metasploit Essentials
The Metasploit Web Interface
The Pentesting Life Cycle with Metasploit
Using Metasploit for Reconnaissance
Web Application Enumeration Using Metasploit
Vulnerability Scanning Using WMAP
Vulnerability Assessment Using Metasploit (Nessus)
Pentesting Content Management Systems (CMSes)
Pentesting CMSes - WordPress
Pentesting CMSes - Joomla
Pentesting CMSes - Drupal
Performing Pentesting on Technological Platforms
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms - JBoss
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms - Apache Tomcat
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms - Jenkins
Logical Bug Hunting
Web Application Fuzzing - Logical Bug Hunting
Writing Penetration Testing Reports
Assessment
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