Web Application Penetration Testing: Fundamentals to Advanced
Go from little or no web security knowledge to a competent web application penetration tester.
A complete path from web fundamentals to a professional web application assessment. The course is manual-first — you find and validate vulnerabilities by hand, not just run scanners — and every module has a hands-on lab in an authorised environment.
What web app testing is and how it differs from scanning.
Client, server, database, and where trust boundaries live.
Methods, headers, cookies, and reading raw requests.
DOM, storage, and the same-origin policy.
Proxy, browser config, and vulnerable target setup.
Turning an engagement into a repeatable, in-scope process.
Identifying frameworks and technologies without aggression.
Enumerating endpoints, parameters, and hidden functionality.
Intercepting, modifying, and replaying requests by hand.
Credential attacks, MFA bypass, and flawed auth logic.
Token predictability, fixation, and insecure cookies.
Privilege escalation, IDOR, and forced browsing.
Error-based, blind, and time-based database exploitation.
Command, LDAP, XML, and NoSQL injection.
Reflected, stored, and DOM-based XSS exploitation.
CSRF, clickjacking, and CORS misconfiguration.
Insecure upload, path traversal, and file inclusion.
SSRF, XXE, and server-side template injection.
Flaws scanners cannot find, exploiting intended behaviour.
Full assessment against a realistic target, ending in a report.
Aspiring Penetration Testers
Newcomers with no prior pentest experience who want a complete path into web app security.
Developers & QA Engineers
Those who build or test web applications and want to understand how they are attacked.
Security Analysts
SOC and blue-team members moving toward offensive web assessment skills.
IT & Support Professionals
Technically-minded staff transitioning into a security testing role.
No prerequisites
Starts from web architecture fundamentals and builds to advanced assessment.
20 practical labs
Every module has a hands-on lab in authorised environments.
Manual-first
Find and validate vulnerabilities by hand, not just run scanners.
Professional reporting
Produce technical and executive reports with remediation guidance.
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