Web application security & Testing

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This document summarizes web application security testing. It discusses understanding how web applications work and common security risks. It then outlines the main steps of a security test: information gathering, configuration management testing, authentication testing, authorization testing, business logic testing, data validation testing, and denial of service testing. Specific techniques are provided for each step like using tools like Nikto, ZAP, and Hydra or manually testing authentication, injections, error handling, and more.

Web Application Security
Sreenath Sasikumar
QBurst

Who am I ?
www.MakeMeResume.com/@sreenath

Take Away
•  Understanding web application security
•  How to security test web applications
•  Mitigating web application security risks
•  Open source tools

Security testing web applications
•  Information Gathering
•  Configuration Management Testing
•  Authentication Testing
•  Session Management Testing
•  Authorization Testing
•  Business Logic Testing
•  Data Validation Testing
•  Denial of Service Testing

www.google.com/robots.txt
Spiders Robots and Crawlers

Search Engine Discovery
Google Hacking
•  site
•  cache
•  inurl
•  filetype
How to:
Manual
HackSearch

Identify Application Entry points
•  GET
•  POST
•  Cookies
•  Server Parameters
•  Files
How to:
Tamper Data, WebScarab, ZAP

Web Application Fingerprinting
How to:
Nikto
Vulnerability Scanners

Application Discovery
Different Base URL
•  www.example.com/abc
Different port
•  www.example.com:8000
Different sub domain ( Virtual host )
•  abc.example.com
How to:
Zap, WebSlayer

SSL Testing
Identify ssl ports and services
How strong is you cipher?
How to:
Nmap -sV, Nessus, OpenSSL

Configuration Management Testing
•  Infrastructure Configuration Management
•  Application Configuration Management

Old, Backup & Unreferenced Files
User-agent: *
Disallow: /Admin
Disallow: /uploads
Disallow: /backup
Disallow: /~jbloggs
How to:
HackSearch, Webslayer

Testing for HTTP Methods
•  HEAD
•  GET
•  POST
•  PUT
•  DELETE
•  TRACE
•  OPTIONS
•  CONNECT
How to:
Netcat
Nikto

Credentials transport over an
encrypted channel
Prevent man in the middle attack

Testing for user enumeration
Error Messages/Notifications
"Sorry, please enter a valid password"
"Sorry, please enter a valid username"
"Sorry, this user does not exist"
"Sorry, this user is no longer active"

Testing for Guessable Users
& BruteForce Attacks
How to:
John the Ripper
Hydra

Testing for privilege escalation
•  vertical escalation
•  horizontal escalation
www.example.com/?user=1&groupID=2

•  SQL Injection
•  XSS Injection
•  LDAP Injection
•  XML Injection
•  HTML Injection
•  SSI Injection
•  ORM Injection
•  XPath Injection
•  IMAP/SMTP Injection
•  Buffer Overflow

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Testing for DoS Locking Customer
Accounts

Open Source Tools
Nikto
Nessus
W3AF
ZAP
WebSlayer
Netcat
Nmap
Skipfish
Hydra
Mozilla Firefox addons
Lots & lots more...

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1. Web Application Security Sreenath Sasikumar QBurst

2. Who am I ? www.MakeMeResume.com/@sreenath

3. Take Away •  Understanding web application security •  How to security test web applications •  Mitigating web application security risks •  Open source tools

4. How web applications work

5. Understanding web security

6. Security testing web applications •  Information Gathering •  Configuration Management Testing •  Authentication Testing •  Session Management Testing •  Authorization Testing •  Business Logic Testing •  Data Validation Testing •  Denial of Service Testing

7. Information Gathering

8. www.google.com/robots.txt Spiders Robots and Crawlers

9. Search Engine Discovery Google Hacking •  site •  cache •  inurl •  filetype How to: Manual HackSearch

10. Identify Application Entry points •  GET •  POST •  Cookies •  Server Parameters •  Files How to: Tamper Data, WebScarab, ZAP

11. Web Application Fingerprinting How to: Nikto Vulnerability Scanners

12. Application Discovery Different Base URL •  www.example.com/abc Different port •  www.example.com:8000 Different sub domain ( Virtual host ) •  abc.example.com How to: Zap, WebSlayer

13. Analysis of Error Code

14. Configuration Management

15. SSL Testing Identify ssl ports and services How strong is you cipher? How to: Nmap -sV, Nessus, OpenSSL

16. Configuration Management Testing •  Infrastructure Configuration Management •  Application Configuration Management

17. Old, Backup & Unreferenced Files User-agent: * Disallow: /Admin Disallow: /uploads Disallow: /backup Disallow: /~jbloggs How to: HackSearch, Webslayer

18. Testing for HTTP Methods •  HEAD •  GET •  POST •  PUT •  DELETE •  TRACE •  OPTIONS •  CONNECT How to: Netcat Nikto

19. Authentication Testing

20. Credentials transport over an encrypted channel Prevent man in the middle attack

21. Testing for user enumeration Error Messages/Notifications "Sorry, please enter a valid password" "Sorry, please enter a valid username" "Sorry, this user does not exist" "Sorry, this user is no longer active"

22. Testing for Guessable Users & BruteForce Attacks How to: John the Ripper Hydra

23. Testing for CAPTCHA

24. Testing Session & Cookies

25. Authorization Testing

26. Testing for privilege escalation •  vertical escalation •  horizontal escalation www.example.com/?user=1&groupID=2

27. Business Logic Testing

28. Data Validation Testing

29. Injections SQL XSS

30. •  SQL Injection •  XSS Injection •  LDAP Injection •  XML Injection •  HTML Injection •  SSI Injection •  ORM Injection •  XPath Injection •  IMAP/SMTP Injection •  Buffer Overflow

31. Testing for Denial of Service

32. Testing for SQL Wildcard Attacks SELECT * FROM Article WHERE Content LIKE '%foo%' SELECT TOP 10 * FROM Article WHERE Content LIKE '%_[^!_%/%a?F%_D)_(F%)_%([)({}%){()}£$&N%_)$*£() $*R"_)][%](%[x])%a][$*"£$-9]_%'

33. Testing for DoS Locking Customer Accounts

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