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Web Hacking for Beginners
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(2,193 ratings)
144,507 students

Web Hacking for Beginners

Learn how to exploit and secure websites.
Created byJuravlea Nicolae
Last updated 3/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand How Websites Work.
  • Intercept and manipulate HTTP communication using Wireshark.
  • Discover, fix and exploit SQL injections.
  • How to Hack and Secure a WordPress Website.
  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
  • Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF).
  • Hook victims with BeEF and steal credentials.
  • Gain full control over the target machine using BeEF and Weevely.

Course content

7 sections • 23 lectures • 1h 4m total length

  • Course Introduction2:26
  • How the Web Works2:48
  • How to capture HTTP packets with Wireshark2:53
  • Set up your Web Testing Lab2:15
  • How to use Vega Web Vulnerability Scanner2:46

    Learn to use the Vega web vulnerability scanner to test web apps for SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and blind SQL injection, install on Windows, and generate actionable remediation insights.

Requirements

  • A basic understanding of computers.
  • A desire to learn.

Description

The course will introduce the various methods, tools and techniques used by attackers. You will study web application flaws and their exploitation.

No special skills are required as the course covers everything from the very basics.

This course covers:

  • How the Web Works.
  • How to use Vega Web Vulnerability Scanner.
  • Understanding SQL Injection Attacks.
  • Hacking WordPress with WPscan.
  • Cross-Site Scripting & Cross-Site Request Forgery.
  • Hook victims using BeEF Framework.
  • Gain Full Control over the Target Machine.
  • How Phishing Works.

After completing this course, you will understand major web application flaws and how to exploit a number of dangerous vulnerabilities such as SQL injections, CSRF attacks, XSS vulnerabilities, Phishing, etc.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who just simply wants to learn about web application hacking.
  • Web developers and pentesters.

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