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Attacking and Exploiting Modern Web Applications

Attacking and Exploiting Modern Web Applications

By : Simone Onofri, Onofri
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Attacking and Exploiting Modern Web Applications

Attacking and Exploiting Modern Web Applications

4.9 (12)
By: Simone Onofri, Onofri

Overview of this book

Web attacks and exploits pose an ongoing threat to the interconnected world. This comprehensive book explores the latest challenges in web application security, providing you with an in-depth understanding of hackers' methods and the practical knowledge and skills needed to effectively understand web attacks. The book starts by emphasizing the importance of mindset and toolset in conducting successful web attacks. You’ll then explore the methodologies and frameworks used in these attacks, and learn how to configure the environment using interception proxies, automate tasks with Bash and Python, and set up a research lab. As you advance through the book, you’ll discover how to attack the SAML authentication layer; attack front-facing web applications by learning WordPress and SQL injection, and exploit vulnerabilities in IoT devices, such as command injection, by going through three CTFs and learning about the discovery of seven CVEs. Each chapter analyzes confirmed cases of exploitation mapped with MITRE ATT&CK. You’ll also analyze attacks on Electron JavaScript-based applications, such as XSS and RCE, and the security challenges of auditing and exploiting Ethereum smart contracts written in Solidity. Finally, you’ll find out how to disclose vulnerabilities. By the end of this book, you’ll have enhanced your ability to find and exploit web vulnerabilities.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Part 1: Attack Preparation
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Part 2: Evergreen Attacks
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Part 3: Novel Attacks

Mindset and Methodologies

“Novices often view exploitation as some sort of magic process, but no magic is involved – only creativity, cleverness, and a lot of dedication. In other words, it is an art.”

Enrico Perla and Massimo Oldani [1]

Welcome to the first chapter, where we will begin our journey by understanding the right approach, mindset, and methodologies for attacking and exploiting modern web applications.

As we read in the epigraph, taken from the book A Guide to Kernel Exploitation, written by a dear friend, exploitation is considered an art, which makes it difficult to systematize. While our discussion focuses on web applications rather than the Linux kernel, it is essential to clarify what we mean by attacking web applications and exploiting their vulnerabilities.

In the first part of this chapter, we will clarify these concepts and learn about the approach, the steps of an attack, the testing techniques, the mindset, and the competencies we need to have.

In the second part, we will learn about the existing methodologies and how to combine them to use them effectively in real-world scenarios.

In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:

  • Approach and mindset
  • Methodologies and frameworks for attacking web applications
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