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Hacking Web Apps

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Dec 18, 2019

One of the first steps when pentesting a website should be scanning for hidden directories. It is essential for finding valuable information or potent ...

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Nov 19, 2019

Web application firewalls are one of the strongest defenses a web app has, but they can be vulnerable if the firewall version used is known to an atta ...

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Aug 13, 2019

One of the most common web application vulnerabilities is LFI, which allows unauthorized access to sensitive files on the server. Such a common weakne ...

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Aug 7, 2019

One of the first steps in attacking a web application is enumerating hidden directories and files. Doing so can often yield valuable information that ...

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Apr 24, 2019

With the number of web applications out there today, it comes as no surprise that there are just as many vulnerabilities waiting for hackers to discov ...

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Mar 20, 2019

Websites are often misconfigured in ways that allow an attacker to view directories that are not ordinarily meant to be seen. These directories can co ...

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Feb 7, 2019

Directory traversal, or path traversal, is an HTTP attack which allows attackers to access restricted directories by using the ../ characters to backt ...

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Jul 13, 2018

Web application vulnerabilities are one of the most crucial points of consideration in any penetration test or security evaluation. While some securit ...

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Dec 19, 2017

File inclusion can allow an attacker to view files on a remote host they shouldn't be able to see, and it can even allow the attacker to run code on a ...

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Feb 14, 2016

Welcome back, my hacker novitiates!Often, to hack a website, we need to connect to and exploit a particular object within said website. It might be an ...