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Practical Web Penetration Testing

You're reading from   Practical Web Penetration Testing Secure web applications using Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788624039
Length 294 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gus Khawaja Gus Khawaja
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Building a Vulnerable Web Application Lab FREE CHAPTER 2. Kali Linux Installation 3. Delving Deep into the Usage of Kali Linux 4. All About Using Burp Suite 5. Understanding Web Application Vulnerabilities 6. Application Security Pre-Engagement 7. Application Threat Modeling 8. Source Code Review 9. Network Penetration Testing 10. Web Intrusion Tests 11. Pentest Automation Using Python 12. Nmap Cheat Sheet 13. Metasploit Cheat Sheet 14. Netcat Cheat Sheet 15. Networking Reference Section 16. Python Quick Reference 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding Web Application Vulnerabilities

This chapter is going to be your main pillar of application security. You will learn the logic behind the most popular vulnerabilities in this field. Most attacks that are executed remotely use the web application infrastructure to get in. Finding a vulnerability such as SQL Injection on a site can be very harmful, as the attacker can take complete control of the server.

Web applications are written in different programming languages, but the most popular ones are Java, .NET, and PHP. These days, we see a shift in web application programming, where the JavaScript language or the frontend takes an important part. Companies are using light-weight frontend technologies such as AngularJS to implement the idea of Single-Page Applications. As an application security pentester, you need to be aware of the vulnerabilities that exist for these...

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