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Attacking and Exploiting Modern Web Applications

You're reading from Attacking and Exploiting Modern Web Applications Discover the mindset, techniques, and tools to perform modern web attacks and exploitation

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801816298

Length 338 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Solidity

Tools

Blockchain

Concepts

Web Security

Authors (2):

Simone Onofri

Donato Onofri

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Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Attack Preparation

2. Chapter 1: Mindset and Methodologies FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Toolset for Web Attacks and Exploitation

4. Part 2: Evergreen Attacks

5. Chapter 3: Attacking the Authentication Layer – a SAML Use Case

6. Chapter 4: Attacking Internet-Facing Web Applications – SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) on WordPress

7. Chapter 5: Attacking IoT Devices – Command Injection and Path Traversal

8. Part 3: Novel Attacks

9. Chapter 6: Attacking Electron JavaScript Applications – from Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) to Remote Command Execution (RCE)

10. Chapter 7: Attacking Ethereum Smart Contracts – Reentrancy, Weak Sources of Randomness, and Business Logic

11. Chapter 8: Continuing the Journey of Vulnerability Discovery

12. Index

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Technical requirements

You can use the Ubuntu LTS machine configured in w in this chapter.

As with the previous chapters, we will use Visual Studio Code. You can get it from its website if it isn’t installed [5]. After, do the following:

Enable the Shell Command: Install the 'code' command in PATH functionality via the VSCode command palette.
Install the Nomic Foundation extension [6] for Solidity Language Support.

Scenario files

To reproduce the scenario in this chapter, you can use the files in the Chapter07 directory in this book’s GitHub repository.

The scenario comprises a smart contract and other useful files.

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Authors (2)

Simone Onofri

Simone Onofri

Simone Onofri is a cybersecurity director with over two decades of experience in Red and Blue Teaming, vulnerability research, and product management. He has been an instructor at the Joint Intelligence and EW Training Centre and is associated with global companies such as HewlettPackard Enterprise. Simone has discovered various vulnerabilities and holds key certifications such as GXPN, GREM, GWAPT, OSCP, and OPSA. An active participant in organizations such as OWASP and ISECOM, he regularly speaks at major conferences, including TEDx. Simone is committed to inspiring and educating industry professionals and enthusiasts through his work, with a mission to create a positive influence.

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Onofri

Onofri

Donato Onofri is a seasoned Red Team engineer. He has over a decade of experience in activities including reverse engineering, Red Teaming, threat research, and penetration testing. Passionate about both the offensive and defensive sides of cybersecurity, Donato has worked with industry leaders such as CrowdStrike and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and as an advisor and engineer for governments and financial institutions. His research delves into state-of-the-art security techniques, malware analysis, and internals. He holds the GREM, GXPN, OSCP, OSCE, and OSWE certifications, and his expertise is underscored by multiple recognitions for vulnerability discovery.

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