Project 7:Web Application Security & Exploitation
Learn ethical hacking techniques for web applications, including SQL injection, XSS, and authentication bypass.
Project 7:Web Application Security & Exploitation
Learn ethical hacking techniques for web applications, including SQL injection, XSS, and authentication bypass.
Web Application Security & Exploitation
🔍 Overview
Web applications are a common attack target due to their exposure to the internet. This project introduces web security fundamentals and teaches ethical hacking techniques for discovering and exploiting SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and authentication flaws.
Students will gain hands-on experience using tools like Burp Suite, SQLMap, and OWASP ZAP to identify and exploit web vulnerabilities.
🎯 What You Will Learn
✔ How web applications are structured and their security weaknesses
✔ Performing SQL Injection (SQLi) attacks using SQLMap
✔ Exploiting Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
✔ Testing authentication mechanisms and session hijacking
✔ Using Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP to analyze HTTP requests
✔ Web application firewall (WAF) evasion techniques
🛠️ Tools Needed
- 🛡️ Burp Suite Community Edition (Intercepting & modifying web traffic)
- 🛡️ OWASP ZAP (Automated vulnerability scanning)
- 🛡️ SQLMap (SQL injection automation)
- 🛡️ Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA) or OWASP Juice Shop (Vulnerable environments)
⚡ Why This Matters
- Over 40% of cyberattacks involve web application vulnerabilities.
- Many bug bounty programs focus on web security exploits.
- Understanding web exploitation is essential for penetration testers, SOC analysts, and security researchers.
📝 Hands-On Lab
Web Application Security & Exploitation
🔥 Web Application Security & Exploitation Lab 1️⃣ Setting Up the Lab Install the Necessary Tools Burp Suite Community Edition → Download here OWASP ZAP → Download here SQLMap (Command-line tool, install via pip): pip install sqlmap Vulnerable Web Application (Choose One) DVWA (Damn Vulnerable Web App) → Install on a local VM (Apache + PHP). OWASP Juice Shop → Easy setup using Docker: docker run -d -p 3000:3000 bkimminich/juice-shop 2️⃣ SQL Injection Attack SQL Injection (SQLi) allows attackers to extract data from a database. ...