Hands-On Web Penetration Testing with Metasploit
The subtle art of using Metasploit 5.0 for web application exploitation
Published on 23. September 2024
544 pages
978-1-78995-163-9 (ISBN)
Description
Identify, exploit, and test web application security with ease
Key Features
Get up to speed with Metasploit and discover how to use it for pentesting
Understand how to exploit and protect your web environment effectively
Learn how an exploit works and what causes vulnerabilities
Book DescriptionMetasploit has been a crucial security tool for many years. However, there are only a few modules that Metasploit has made available to the public for pentesting web applications. In this book, you'll explore another aspect of the framework - web applications - which is not commonly used. You'll also discover how Metasploit, when used with its inbuilt GUI, simplifies web application penetration testing. The book starts by focusing on the Metasploit setup, along with covering the life cycle of the penetration testing process. Then, you will explore Metasploit terminology and the web GUI, which is available in the Metasploit Community Edition. Next, the book will take you through pentesting popular content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla, which will also include studying the latest CVEs and understanding the root cause of vulnerability in detail. Later, you'll gain insights into the vulnerability assessment and exploitation of technological platforms such as JBoss, Jenkins, and Tomcat. Finally, you'll learn how to fuzz web applications to find logical security vulnerabilities using third-party tools. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of how to exploit and validate vulnerabilities by working with various tools and techniques.What you will learn
Get up to speed with setting up and installing the Metasploit framework
Gain first-hand experience of the Metasploit web interface
Use Metasploit for web-application reconnaissance
Understand how to pentest various content management systems
Pentest platforms such as JBoss, Tomcat, and Jenkins
Become well-versed with fuzzing web applications
Write and automate penetration testing reports
Who this book is forThis book is for web security analysts, bug bounty hunters, security professionals, or any stakeholder in the security sector who wants to delve into web application security testing. Professionals who are not experts with command line tools or Kali Linux and prefer Metasploit's graphical user interface (GUI) will also find this book useful. No experience with Metasploit is required, but basic knowledge of Linux and web application pentesting will be helpful.
Key Features
Get up to speed with Metasploit and discover how to use it for pentesting
Understand how to exploit and protect your web environment effectively
Learn how an exploit works and what causes vulnerabilities
Book DescriptionMetasploit has been a crucial security tool for many years. However, there are only a few modules that Metasploit has made available to the public for pentesting web applications. In this book, you'll explore another aspect of the framework - web applications - which is not commonly used. You'll also discover how Metasploit, when used with its inbuilt GUI, simplifies web application penetration testing. The book starts by focusing on the Metasploit setup, along with covering the life cycle of the penetration testing process. Then, you will explore Metasploit terminology and the web GUI, which is available in the Metasploit Community Edition. Next, the book will take you through pentesting popular content management systems such as Drupal, WordPress, and Joomla, which will also include studying the latest CVEs and understanding the root cause of vulnerability in detail. Later, you'll gain insights into the vulnerability assessment and exploitation of technological platforms such as JBoss, Jenkins, and Tomcat. Finally, you'll learn how to fuzz web applications to find logical security vulnerabilities using third-party tools. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of how to exploit and validate vulnerabilities by working with various tools and techniques.What you will learn
Get up to speed with setting up and installing the Metasploit framework
Gain first-hand experience of the Metasploit web interface
Use Metasploit for web-application reconnaissance
Understand how to pentest various content management systems
Pentest platforms such as JBoss, Tomcat, and Jenkins
Become well-versed with fuzzing web applications
Write and automate penetration testing reports
Who this book is forThis book is for web security analysts, bug bounty hunters, security professionals, or any stakeholder in the security sector who wants to delve into web application security testing. Professionals who are not experts with command line tools or Kali Linux and prefer Metasploit's graphical user interface (GUI) will also find this book useful. No experience with Metasploit is required, but basic knowledge of Linux and web application pentesting will be helpful.
More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
File size
104,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78995-163-9 (9781789951639)
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Harpreet Singh | Himanshu Sharma
Hands-On Web Penetration Testing with Metasploit
The subtle art of using Metasploit 5.0 for web application exploitation
Book
05/2020
Packt Publishing
€57.90
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Persons
Singh Harpreet :
Harpreet is a professional with 8+ years of experience in the field of Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Research & Red Teaming. He is the author of "Hands-On: Web Penetration Testing with Metasploit" and "Hands-On: Red Team Tactics" published by Packt Publishing. He's also an OSCP, OSWP, CRTP certified professional. Over the years of his experience, Harpreet has acquired the Offensive & Defensive skill set. He is a professional who specializes in Wireless & network exploitation including but not limited to Mobile exploitation, Web Application exploitation and he has also performed few Red Team Engagements in Banks & Financial Groups.Sharma Himanshu :
Himanshu Sharma has been in the field of security since 2009 and has been listed in the halls of fame of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and many more. He has helped celebrities such as Harbhajan Singh in recovering their hacked accounts. He has been a speaker at various conferences worldwide such as BotConf, CONFidence, Hack In the Box, SINCON, Sec-T, Hackcon, and numerous others. Currently, he is the co-founder of BugsBounty. He also authored multiple bestsellers titled "Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook", " Hands-On Red Team Tactics" and "Hands-On Web Pentesting with Metasploit."
Harpreet is a professional with 8+ years of experience in the field of Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Research & Red Teaming. He is the author of "Hands-On: Web Penetration Testing with Metasploit" and "Hands-On: Red Team Tactics" published by Packt Publishing. He's also an OSCP, OSWP, CRTP certified professional. Over the years of his experience, Harpreet has acquired the Offensive & Defensive skill set. He is a professional who specializes in Wireless & network exploitation including but not limited to Mobile exploitation, Web Application exploitation and he has also performed few Red Team Engagements in Banks & Financial Groups.Sharma Himanshu :
Himanshu Sharma has been in the field of security since 2009 and has been listed in the halls of fame of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and many more. He has helped celebrities such as Harbhajan Singh in recovering their hacked accounts. He has been a speaker at various conferences worldwide such as BotConf, CONFidence, Hack In the Box, SINCON, Sec-T, Hackcon, and numerous others. Currently, he is the co-founder of BugsBounty. He also authored multiple bestsellers titled "Kali Linux - An Ethical Hacker's Cookbook", " Hands-On Red Team Tactics" and "Hands-On Web Pentesting with Metasploit."
Content
Table of Contents
Introduction to Web Application Penetration Testing
Metasploit Essentials
The Metasploit Web Interface
Using Metasploit for Reconnaissance
Web Application Enumeration using Metasploit
Vulnerability scanning using WMAP
Vulnerability Assessment using Metasploit (Nessus)
Pentesting CMSes
Pentesting CMSes
Pentesting CMSes
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms
Web Application Fuzzing
Writing Penetration Testing Reports
Introduction to Web Application Penetration Testing
Metasploit Essentials
The Metasploit Web Interface
Using Metasploit for Reconnaissance
Web Application Enumeration using Metasploit
Vulnerability scanning using WMAP
Vulnerability Assessment using Metasploit (Nessus)
Pentesting CMSes
Pentesting CMSes
Pentesting CMSes
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms
Penetration Testing on Technological Platforms
Web Application Fuzzing
Writing Penetration Testing Reports
