Bypassing application controls is a trivial activity post exploitation; there are multiple application-level protections/controls put in place. In this section, we will take a deep dive into common application-level controls and strategies to bypass them and establish a connection to the internet from the corporate network.
Bypassing application-level controls
Tunneling past client-side firewalls using SSH
One of the main things after adding yourself to the internal network is how to tunnel past the firewalls using SSH. We will now explore setting up a reverse tunnel to the attack box from the external internet by circumventing all the security controls put in place.
