Mastering Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerabilities
What you'll learn
- Learn how to find SSRF vulnerabilities from a black box and white box perspective.
- Gain hands-on experience exploiting SSRF vulnerabilities using Burp Suite Community and Professional editions.
- Learn secure coding practices to prevent and mitigate SSRF vulnerabilities.
- Learn how to exploit SSRF vulnerabilities of varying difficulty levels.
- Learn how to automate attacks in Python.
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of computers (i.e. how to use the internet).
- Basic knowledge of web fundamentals (HTTP requests, methods, cookies, status codes, etc.).
- Latest version of Kali Linux VM (free download).
- PortSwigger Web Security Academy account to access the labs (free registration).
Description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) is a vulnerability that allows an attacker to coerce the application into making requests to unintended locations. SSRF attacks are typically used to establish connections with internal services, which are safeguarded by firewalls within an organization's infrastructure. This could result in sensitive data exposure, denial of service attacks, and in the most severe cases, remote code execution.
SSRF is ranked as the 10th most critical security risk facing web applications today according to the OWASP Top 10 list. Therefore, mastering the ability to identify and exploit SSRF vulnerabilities has become an essential and foundational skill.
In this course, we dive into the technical details behind SSRF vulnerabilities. We explore methods for detecting these vulnerabilities from both black-box and white-box perspectives, along with various techniques for exploiting them. Moreover, we provide insights into preventive and mitigative measures to safeguard against SSRF attacks.
This course goes beyond the basics, offering a well-balanced blend of theoretical knowledge and practical experience! It contains seven hands-on lab exercises of varying complexity levels, guiding you through the process of manually exploiting the vulnerability and then scripting and automating your exploits using Python.
By the end of this course, you'll not only have a solid understanding of SSRF vulnerabilities, but also the ability to identify and exploit these vulnerabilities in real-world applications. We've designed the course content to be beginner-friendly, so you'll never feel overwhelmed.
Whether you are a penetration tester, an application security specialist, a bug bounty hunter, a software developer, an ethical hacker, or simply someone intrigued by web application security, this course is for you!
Who this course is for:
- Penetration testers that want to understand how to find and exploit SSRF vulnerabilities.
- Software developers that want to understand how to defend against SSRF vulnerabilities.
- Bug bounty hunters that want to understand how to find and exploit SSRF vulnerabilities.
- Individuals preparing for the Burp Suite Certified Practitioner (BSCP) exam.
- Individuals preparing for the OSWE certification.
Instructors
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David Bombal, together with some of the best minds in the industry is offering courses on a wide range of topics including networking, programming and software development. Our team has decades of experience teaching students from all over the world.
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David Bombal (CCIE #11023 Emeritus) passed his Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching exam in January 2003 and is one of a small percentage of Cisco Engineers that pass their CCIE labs on their first attempt.
David qualified as a Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI #22787) many years ago! He has been training Cisco courses for over 15 years and has delivered instructor led courses in various countries around the world covering a wide range of Cisco topics from CCNA to CCIE.
He has also personally developed Cisco engineer utilities such as the VPN Config Generator, software, training materials, EBooks, videos and other products which are used throughout the world.
David has designed, implemented and managed networks ranging from single sites to those that span 50 countries.
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Rana Khalil is an accomplished Application Security Engineer currently steering the digital safety ship in Canada's dynamic public and private sectors. With her cutting-edge expertise, she's not only securing applications, but also shaping the future of cybersecurity across the nation.
She holds a Bachelor's and Master’s degree in Computer Science and is OSCP certified. She has spoken about her research at various local and international conferences, and received several awards and honorable mentions for her contributions to the cybersecurity community.
Rana has also founded her own online academy where she teaches web application penetration testing. Her mission? To make cybersecurity education affordable and keep the digital frontier safe, one application at a time.