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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux
Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux: Explore the methods and tools of ethical hacking with Kali Linux , Third Edition

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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

Setting Up Your Lab with Kali Linux

Preparation is the key to everything; it becomes even more important when working on a penetration testing project, where you get a limited amount of time for reconnaissance, scanning, and exploitation. Eventually, you can gain access and present a detailed report to the customer. Each penetration test that you conduct will be different in nature and may require a different approach from the tests that you conducted earlier. Tools play a major role in penetration testing. So, you need to prepare your toolkit beforehand and have hands-on experience with all of the tools that you will need to execute the test.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • An overview of Kali Linux and changes from the previous version
  • The different ways of installing Kali Linux
  • Virtualization versus installation on physical hardware
  • A walk-through and...

Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a security-focused Linux distribution based on Debian. It's a rebranded version of the famous Linux distribution known as BackTrack, which came with a huge repository of open source hacking tools for network, wireless, and web application penetration testing. Although Kali Linux contains most of the tools of BackTrack, the main objective of Kali Linux was to make it portable to be installed on devices based on ARM architectures, such as tablets and the Chromebook, which makes the tools easily available at your disposal.

Using open source hacking tools comes with a major drawback—they contain a whole lot of dependencies when installed on Linux, and they need to be installed in a predefined sequence. Moreover, the authors of some tools have not released accurate documentation, which makes our life difficult.

Kali Linux simplifies this process...

Important tools in Kali Linux

Once you have Kali Linux up and running, you can start playing with the tools. Since this book is about web application hacking, all of the major tools on which we will be spending most of our time can be accessed from Applications | Web Application Analysis. The following screenshot shows the tools present in Web Application Analysis:

In Kali Linux, the tools in Web Applications Analysis are further divided into four categories, as listed here:

  • CMS & Framework Identification
  • Web Application Proxies
  • Web Crawlers and Directory Bruteforce
  • Web Vulnerability Scanners

CMS & Framework Identification

Content Management Systems (CMS) are very popular on the internet and hundreds of websites...

Vulnerable applications and servers to practice on

If you don't have explicit written authorization from the owner of such assets, scanning, testing, or exploiting vulnerabilities in servers and applications on the internet is illegal in most countries. Therefore, you need to have a laboratory that you own and control, where you can practice and develop your testing skills.

In this section, we will review some of the options that you have when learning about web application penetration testing.

OWASP Broken Web Applications

The Broken Web Applications (BWA) Project from OWASP is a collection of vulnerable web applications, which are distributed as a virtual machine with the purpose of providing students, security enthusiasts...

Summary

This chapter was all about installing, configuring, and using Kali Linux. We started by explaining the different ways that Kali Linux can be installed and the scenarios where you can use it. Virtualizing Kali Linux is an attractive option, and we discussed the pros and cons for doing it. Once Kali Linux was up and running, we presented an overview of the major hacking tools that you will be using to test web applications. Burp Suite is a very interesting and feature-rich tool that we will be using throughout the book. We then discussed web vulnerability scanners which are of great use in identifying flaws and configuration issues in well-known web servers. We also talked about using Tor and Privoxy to emulate a real-world attacker who would hide their real identity and location. Finally, we reviewed some alternatives for building a testing lab and vulnerable web applications...

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  • Know how to set up your lab with Kali Linux
  • Discover the core concepts of web penetration testing
  • Get the tools and techniques you need with Kali Linux

Description

Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux - Third Edition shows you how to set up a lab, helps you understand the nature and mechanics of attacking websites, and explains classical attacks in great depth. This edition is heavily updated for the latest Kali Linux changes and the most recent attacks. Kali Linux shines when it comes to client-side attacks and fuzzing in particular. From the start of the book, you'll be given a thorough grounding in the concepts of hacking and penetration testing, and you'll see the tools used in Kali Linux that relate to web application hacking. You'll gain a deep understanding of classicalSQL, command-injection flaws, and the many ways to exploit these flaws. Web penetration testing also needs a general overview of client-side attacks, which is rounded out by a long discussion of scripting and input validation flaws. There is also an important chapter on cryptographic implementation flaws, where we discuss the most recent problems with cryptographic layers in the networking stack. The importance of these attacks cannot be overstated, and defending against them is relevant to most internet users and, of course, penetration testers. At the end of the book, you'll use an automated technique called fuzzing to identify flaws in a web application. Finally, you'll gain an understanding of web application vulnerabilities and the ways they can be exploited using the tools in Kali Linux.

Who is this book for?

Since this book sets out to cover a large number of tools and security fields, it can work as an introduction to practical security skills for beginners in security. In addition, web programmers and also system administrators would benefit from this rigorous introduction to web penetration testing. Basic system administration skills are necessary, and the ability to read code is a must.

What you will learn

  • • Learn how to set up your lab with Kali Linux
  • • Understand the core concepts of web penetration testing
  • • Get to know the tools and techniques you need to use with Kali Linux
  • • Identify the difference between hacking a web application and network hacking
  • • Expose vulnerabilities present in web servers and their applications using server-side attacks
  • • Understand the different techniques used to identify the flavor of web applications
  • • See standard attacks such as exploiting cross-site request forgery and cross-site scripting flaws
  • • Get an overview of the art of client-side attacks
  • • Explore automated attacks such as fuzzing web applications
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Table of Contents

12 Chapters
Introduction to Penetration Testing and Web Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Setting Up Your Lab with Kali Linux Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Reconnaissance and Profiling the Web Server Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Authentication and Session Management Flaws Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Detecting and Exploiting Injection-Based Flaws Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Finding and Exploiting Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Cross-Site Request Forgery, Identification, and Exploitation Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Attacking Flaws in Cryptographic Implementations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
AJAX, HTML5, and Client-Side Attacks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Other Common Security Flaws in Web Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Automated Scanners on Web Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Darío E. Herrera Y. May 10, 2018
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Although there are many books explaining how to pentest, I've found that this book will cover not only the technological aspects of the web application pentesting process, but also the downsides and caveats of not properly scoping the tests and goals (very important). With a broad set of topics, make sure to be proficient in areas like operating systems, application engines and programming languages to take the most out of this book.
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Up to date excellent overview of some of the key Web Application Security Flaws and how to exploit them. It also covers the full scope of conducting a web application penetration test, this is an important distinction from most books I have found which merely teach how an exploit works.Kali Linux is a great, but a lot of people are overwhelmed with the sheer number of tools it provides. For the Web Application Penetration tester this book provides a great manual for learning and organizing these tools into your process.
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