About This Course
WEB-300 (Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation) provides experienced offensive team members with a comprehensive analysis of various vulnerabilities and their exploitation techniques in web applications. Building on the PEN-200 and WEB-200 programs, this program will dig deep into the methodologies and techniques used to analyze the target web applications. This will give learners a complete understanding of the underlying flaws that we are going to exploit. The goal of this course is to expose you to a general and repeatable approach to web application vulnerability discovery and exploitation, while continuing to strengthen the foundational knowledge that is necessary when faced with modern-day web applications.
WEB-300 covers a wide range of advanced web exploitation skills and techniques, including:
- Analyzing and exploiting a deserialization remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the DotNetNuke (DNN) platform
- Mastering advanced web security methodologies such as fuzzing, static and dynamic analysis, and manual code review
- Practicing session hijacking techniques to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and functionality, including exploiting an RCE vulnerability in the Dolibarr application using a dedicated virtual machine
WEB-300 is organized into 17 in-depth modules, each focusing on different topics. Many modules include companion videos and hands-on activities to reinforce the learning experience. Additionally, 20 Challenge Labs are provided to test learners’ understanding and prepare them for the OffSec Web Expert (OWSE) certification exam.
As an advanced offensive course, WEB-300 is developed to test experienced penetration testers and security professionals seeking to master advanced web application attacks and exploitation techniques. It is expected that learners are not only familiar with basic web technologies and scripting languages, such as JavaScript, PHP, Java, and C#, but also have a high level of experience in offensive techniques taught in PEN-200.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
Bypass filters, access internal resources, and exploit complex application architectures through SSRF vulnerabilities
Analyze source code and parse application logic to identify potential attack vectors and security vulnerabilities
See how attackers store malicious code on web servers to launch persistent XSS attacks on multiple users over time
Identify the ways attackers can exploit vulnerabilities caused by deserialization in .NET applications
Explore the techniques attackers use to execute system-compromising code on targeted web servers
Use different techniques to exploit SQL injection vulnerabilities to compromise databases without direct application feedback
Understand how attackers use SQL injection, XXE attacks, and compromised file uploads to extract sensitive data from web applications
Understand how attackers can bypass security mechanisms designed to prevent malicious files from being uploaded
Learn how to exploit type juggling and loose comparison behaviors in PHP to bypass authentication to perform malicious actions
Learn how attackers can access private data, execute commands, and establish persistent backdoors by leveraging PostgreSQL extensions and user-defined functions
Evade regex-based input validations to inject malicious payloads into web applications
Bypass authentication mechanisms and perform unauthorized actions by exploiting “magic hashes” in PHP applications
Explore the techniques attackers use to bypass character restrictions in web applications in order to inject malicious payloads and manipulate application behavior
Learn how attackers can leverage user-defined functions to create reverse shells in order to access underlying operating systems
Learn how attackers store/execute malicious code and exfiltrate sensitive data by abusing large objects in PostgreSQL databases
Learn how the browser’s Document Object Model (DOM) can be manipulated to execute malicious JavaScript code in web applications without direct server-side interaction
Identify and exploit vulnerabilities in server-side templates in order to execute remote code, disclose information, or escalate privileges
Understand the risks associated with poorly implemented random token generation in web applications and how attackers can exploit them or compromise user sessions
Discover the ways attackers can exploit XML parser weaknesses to access files, execute commands, or perform DDoS attacks, and how to prevent XXE vulnerabilities in your web applications
Learn how vulnerabilities in database functions can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the server to compromise your web applications
Identify and mitigate WebSocket vulnerabilities that can be used to inject operating system commands to gain control of underlying servers
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All You Need to Know
The WEB-300 course is ideal for
- Experienced penetration testers and security professionals seeking to master advanced web application attacks and exploitation techniques
While there are no formal certification prerequisites, it’s strongly recommended that you have:
- Comfort reading and writing at least one coding language
- Familiarity with Linux
- Ability to write simple Python / Perl / PHP / Bash scripts
- Experience with web proxies
- General understanding of web attack vectors, theory, and practice