Web Application Penetration Testing

INTRODUCTION

Web applications play a vital role in the success of a business and are an attractive target for cybercriminals. Web Application Penetration / Security Testing (WAPT/WAST) is the process of proactively identifying applications vulnerabilities, such as those that could lead to the loss of sensitive user data, company data and financial information. This includes misconfigured SaaS web applications and server-side security controls.

Certbar undertakes Web Application Security Testing (WAST) with manual approach with our unique and well researched methodology including but not limited to OWASP Top 10, OSSTMM guidelines, SANS Top 25, etc. helping our client’s vital IT asset. We are highly focused on business logic vulnerabilities that are missed by automated scanners. Our team conducts internal discussions in a timely manner to discuss weird testing techniques which results in finding more vulnerabilities.

APPROACH

Our Approach to Dynamic Analysis

In this era of technology where the dynamic application analysis is used on a wide scale we ensure our clients stay ahead of the emerging threats. We adapt and integrate more in our methodology from the current security standards such as ASVS by OWASP, SANS top 25, MITRE | ATT & CK, NVD, OWASP top 10, NIST, and OSSTMM.

Penetration testing for web applications not only requires knowledge of the latest web application security testing tools but also a deep understanding of how to use them most effectively. To assess web app security, ethical hackers leverage a range of specialist tools. These range from specialist pen testing platforms (such as burp suite, Metasploit Pro and Kali Linux), to networking tools (such as Wireshark), and custom-developed tools and exploits written using Python, Java and PowerShell.

Web Application Might be Interacting with Another:

01.

Static Tools

02.

Mobile Application

03.

APIs

04.

Thick Client

Reporting Standards

Our team has continuous hunting for bug to sharp skills they are having and submitted many bugs to many organizations

Process

Prerequisite & Defining Goals

Services Enumeration

Walkthrough Defining Application wise Scope

Enhanced Information Gathering

Architecture Review
Public Available
Resources
Kick-off
Documentation

Vulnerability Assessment

Using commercial tools
Using in house tools & scripts
Identifying Application Flow
Enumerating configuration based findings

Penetration Testing

Manual Approach
Removing false positives
Identifying technical vulnerabilities such as:
- Injections
- Session Management
- Privilege escalation

Post Exploitation

Finding Business logic vulnerabilities
Manipulating application flow
Identifying maximum impact of vulnerabilities

Reporting

TEST CASE

Technical Vulnerability Test Cases

Technical vulnerabilities can be easily found by fuzzing and our generic fuzzing list contains 400+ payloads to help our team identify those vulnerabilities. Our fuzzing list only works as an identifier. Post exploitation of that vulnerability is carried out manually. We keep on adding new and generic identifiers to our fuzzing list every quarter.

Static Tools

Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Xpath Injection

Improper Input Validation

Directory Traversal

Buffer Overflow

OTP Bypass

Unrestricted File Upload

TEST CASE

Business Logic Vulnerability Test Cases

CWE-840: Business Logic Errors: Weaknesses in this category identify some of the underlying problems that commonly allow attackers to manipulate the business logic of an application. Errors in business logic can be devastating to an entire application. They can be difficult to find automatically, since they typically involve legitimate use of the application’s functionality. However, many business logic errors can exhibit patterns that are similar to well-understood implementation and design weaknesses.

Unverified Ownership

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Incorrect Ownership Assignment

Unprotected Primary Channel

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side

SAMPLE REPORTS

Sample Report of Web Application Security

Discover vulnerability insights, identification methods, and practical remediation suggestions.
Download now for a more secure digital future.

Take control of your cyber security, choose our ultimate protection

Experience unbeatable cyber security with Certbar Security
Contact us today to learn more