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Web App Pen Testing

10 Courses
4 Labs
15 Hours
Skill IQ

## This path covers the knowledge and skills required to operate as a Web Application Pen Tester.

Additionally, the skills covered directly align to the following CSWF, DCWF and Industry Roles:

**Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) & DoD Cyber Workforce Framework Roles:** - System Testing and Evaluation Specialist (SP-TST-001) - Vulnerability Assessment Analyst(PR-VAM-001) - Secure Software Assessor (SP-DEV-002)

**Industry Job Roles:** - Penetration Tester - Vulnerability Analyst - Application Security Analyst

This path will cover the essential tasks of web application pen testing, walking through each phase of the methodology as if you are shadowing a live application pen test. The scenario will cover testing through an application, discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities found. In addition, there are many vulnerabilities that a web app pen tester should be able to identify and test for. Don't miss the specialized courses covering a deep-dive into each of these types of vulnerabilities.

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Web App Pen Testing

This path will cover the essential tasks of web application pen testing, walking through each phase of the methodology as if you are shadowing a live application pen test. The scenario will cover testing through an application, discovering and exploiting vulnerabilities found. In addition, there are many vulnerabilities that a web app pen tester should be able to identify and test for. Don't miss the specialized courses covering a deep-dive into each of these types of vulnerabilities.

Specialized Web App Pen Testing

For a deeper dive into the OWASP Top 10

Web App Pen Testing Labs

In these labs, you will learn how attackers exploit vulnerabilities like XML External Entity (XXE) injection, broken access controls, insecure deserialization in ASP.NET ViewState, and Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI). You will practice identifying, exploiting, and understanding the attack chains that lead to privilege escalation and remote code execution. By completing these exercises, you will strengthen your ability to detect, prevent, and remediate critical web application security flaws.

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Related topics
  • Web Application Security
  • OWASP
  • Penetration Testing
  • Web Application Penetration Testing
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