Web Application Penetration Testing!

Kick off a Kali Linux basics series that covers essential commands, keyboard shortcuts, and basic Linux tools for file manipulation, networking, permissions, piping, process management, and proxy chain.

Boost Linux terminal efficiency with practical keyboard shortcuts for Kali Linux. Open the terminal with ctrl-alt-t, manage tabs with ctrl-shift-t, clear with ctrl-l, and use autocomplete and ctrl-c/ctrl-z.

Master essential linux terminal basics for directory and file management, including pwd, cd, ls, cat, rm, mkdir, cp, mv, and navigating home, root prompts, and simple permissions.

Learn to use ssh, ping, ftp, and telnet in Kali Linux to communicate with remote systems, check connectivity, and transfer files.

Discover how to enumerate system information, including current user, user ID, hostname, kernel version, and Linux distribution details using commands like whoami, id, hostname, uname, hostnamectl, os-release, issue, and lsb_release.

Master Kali Linux's pre-installed tools by using quick one-liner queries like 'what is tool', the -h flag, and the man command, then focus on one or two tools.

Set up your virtual hacking lab and master essential web application penetration testing tools, including content discovery, network scanning, intercepting web requests, and using toolkits to obtain a reverse shell.

Learn to use Nmap for web server port scanning, version detection, and service discovery, including aggressive scans, specific port scans, and script-based checks.

Learn to use the DART web content discovery tool to locate hidden directories and files on a web server, enhancing web application testing and bug bounty hunts with word lists.

Explore a simple tool to generate a PHP shell payload and establish a reverse shell for testing web application vulnerabilities, including session recovery and remote command execution with netcat.

Learn to use the sub Mr. subdomain enumeration tool to discover subdomains, expand open testing and bug bounty scope, and save results to a text file for analysis.

Learn to use netcat to obtain a reverse shell in web application penetration testing, including setting up a listening mode and delivering payloads to a vulnerable web server.

Learn to use the http probe tool to enumerate subdomains and identify working http and https servers from a list, install the tool, and optionally specify ports.

Learn to intercept and manipulate web traffic with Burp Suite to test web applications, using proxy, intercept, repeater, intruder, sequencer, decoder, and compare against a target server.

Explore brute force variability on vulnerable web app, perform a controlled brute force attack using burp suite tool and intruder, and use a password list to reveal admin/password login.

Demonstrates command injection vulnerabilities by showing how input fields execute operating system commands on a web server, including ping and directory listing.

Learn file inclusion vulnerabilities and local file intrusion, showing how input manipulation reads sensitive server files like password data via directory traversal on a Linux web server.

Discover how file upload vulnerabilities enable attackers to upload and execute malicious files on a web server, and learn hands-on testing with a demo application to demonstrate a reverse shell.

Explore cross-site scripting vulnerability testing, distinguishing reflected and stored XSS, and learn how testers use payloads like script alert to detect reflections in input fields.