Web Application Penetration Testing
A focused type of penetration testing designed to identify vulnerabilities in web applications and assess their potential impact on the business. This process not only identifies technical flaws and logical vulnerability in the systems but also helps evaluate the possible repercussions for the business if these vulnerabilities were to be exploited by a real attacker.
Web application testing approach
Application Logic and design flaws
Assessing abuse of functionality and identifying logical flaws within the application's processes.
Authentication Attacks
Testing for vulnerabilities related to brute force attempts, inadequate password validation, and user enumeration.
Authorization
Evaluating insufficient credential checks, access control flaws and session management controls to ensure proper access levels.
Injection Attacks
Identified the injection attacks (e.g., SQL injection, server side template injection, XML external entity injection) that could lead to unauthorized command execution.
Session Management
Assessing the security of session handling mechanisms, including session fixation, and hijacking vulnerabilities.
Data Exposure
Identifying instances where sensitive data may be leaked or inadequately protected, such as through improper error handling or information disclosure.
Client-Side Vulnerabilities
Identified Cross-Site Scripting, HTML Injection and Cross-Site Request Forgery.