Web Application Penetration Testing

  1. Server-Side Vulnerabilities
    1. Injection Vulnerabilities
      1. SQL Injection
        1. In-Band SQL Injection
          1. Error-Based SQL Injection
            1. Union-Based SQL Injection
              1. Boolean-Based Blind SQL Injection
              2. Inferential SQL Injection
                1. Time-Based Blind SQL Injection
                  1. Boolean-Based Blind SQL Injection
                  2. Out-of-Band SQL Injection
                    1. DNS Exfiltration
                      1. HTTP Request-Based Exfiltration
                      2. Advanced SQL Injection Techniques
                        1. Second-Order SQL Injection
                          1. Routed SQL Injection
                            1. Filter Bypass Techniques
                            2. Database-Specific Exploitation
                              1. MySQL Exploitation
                                1. PostgreSQL Exploitation
                                  1. Microsoft SQL Server Exploitation
                                    1. Oracle Database Exploitation
                                    2. Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
                                    3. NoSQL Injection
                                      1. MongoDB Injection
                                        1. CouchDB Injection
                                          1. Redis Injection
                                            1. Cassandra Injection
                                              1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                              2. Command Injection
                                                1. Operating System Command Injection
                                                  1. Code Injection
                                                    1. Expression Language Injection
                                                      1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                                      2. LDAP Injection
                                                        1. LDAP Query Manipulation
                                                          1. Authentication Bypass
                                                            1. Information Disclosure
                                                              1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                                              2. XML External Entity Injection
                                                                1. Classic XXE Attacks
                                                                  1. Blind XXE Attacks
                                                                    1. XXE via File Upload
                                                                      1. XXE via Modified Content Type
                                                                        1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                                                        2. Server-Side Template Injection
                                                                          1. Template Engine Identification
                                                                            1. Payload Construction
                                                                              1. Remote Code Execution
                                                                                1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                                                              2. Authentication and Authorization Flaws
                                                                                1. Broken Authentication
                                                                                  1. Credential Stuffing Attacks
                                                                                    1. Password Spraying
                                                                                      1. Brute-Force Attacks
                                                                                        1. Session Fixation
                                                                                          1. Weak Password Policies
                                                                                            1. Insecure Password Storage
                                                                                              1. Multi-Factor Authentication Bypass
                                                                                              2. Broken Access Control
                                                                                                1. Vertical Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                  1. Horizontal Privilege Escalation
                                                                                                    1. Insecure Direct Object References
                                                                                                      1. Missing Function Level Access Control
                                                                                                        1. CORS Misconfiguration
                                                                                                          1. Force Browsing
                                                                                                          2. Session Management Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                            1. Weak Session Token Generation
                                                                                                              1. Session Token Exposure
                                                                                                                1. Session Hijacking
                                                                                                                  1. Insufficient Session Expiration
                                                                                                                    1. Concurrent Session Management
                                                                                                                  2. Security Misconfiguration
                                                                                                                    1. Default Configurations
                                                                                                                      1. Default Credentials
                                                                                                                        1. Default Error Pages
                                                                                                                          1. Unnecessary Features Enabled
                                                                                                                          2. Information Disclosure
                                                                                                                            1. Verbose Error Messages
                                                                                                                              1. Debug Information Exposure
                                                                                                                                1. Directory Listing
                                                                                                                                  1. Backup Files Exposure
                                                                                                                                  2. Insecure HTTP Methods
                                                                                                                                    1. PUT Method Abuse
                                                                                                                                      1. DELETE Method Abuse
                                                                                                                                        1. TRACE Method Information Disclosure
                                                                                                                                        2. Missing Security Headers
                                                                                                                                          1. Content Security Policy
                                                                                                                                            1. HTTP Strict Transport Security
                                                                                                                                              1. X-Frame-Options
                                                                                                                                                1. X-Content-Type-Options
                                                                                                                                                2. Outdated Components
                                                                                                                                                  1. Vulnerable Libraries
                                                                                                                                                    1. Unpatched Software
                                                                                                                                                      1. End-of-Life Components
                                                                                                                                                    2. Server-Side Request Forgery
                                                                                                                                                      1. Basic SSRF Exploitation
                                                                                                                                                        1. Blind SSRF Attacks
                                                                                                                                                          1. SSRF via File Upload
                                                                                                                                                            1. Cloud Metadata Service Attacks
                                                                                                                                                              1. Internal Network Scanning
                                                                                                                                                                1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                                2. Insecure Deserialization
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Java Deserialization Attacks
                                                                                                                                                                    1. .NET Deserialization Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Python Pickle Exploitation
                                                                                                                                                                        1. PHP Object Injection
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                                          2. File Upload Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Unrestricted File Upload
                                                                                                                                                                              1. File Type Validation Bypass
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Path Traversal via File Upload
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Remote Code Execution
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Malware Upload
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Prevention and Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Business Logic Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Workflow Bypass
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Race Conditions
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Time-of-Check Time-of-Use
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Price Manipulation
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Quantity Limits Bypass
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Prevention and Mitigation

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                                                                                                                                                                                                7. Client-Side Vulnerabilities