Ethical Hacking
  • Introduction to Information Security
    • What is Hacking?
    • Type of Hacking
    • Exercise
    • Uses of Proxy Servers
    • Summary Proxy & VPN
    • Summary
  • Gathering Information About Websites
    • Gathering Information
    • Gathering Targeted Information
  • Google Droks
  • Introduction to Web Architecture and Understanding Common Security Misconceptions
    • Web Servers
    • Web Server Architecture
    • Web Server Architecture Combinations
  • VA & PT
    • OWASP
    • SQL Injection
    • Advanced SQL Injections
    • Burp Suit
      • Client Side Validation Burp Suite Bypass
      • Client Side Validation Burp Suite Bypass
      • GET Based IDOR in URL
      • Post Based IDOR Variant
      • GET Based IDOR in URL
      • Post Based IDOR in URL
      • Download based
  • Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerabilities
    • Server Side Attack
    • Server Side Attack
    • Client Side Attack
  • Understanding Response Headers
    • Event Listeners
  • Fundamentals of Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
    • Temporary XSS
  • Understanding Forced Browsing and Session-Cookie Flaws
    • Forced Browsing
    • Cross Site Request Forgery
    • Open Redirection
  • Dictionary Based Brute Force Attacks
    • Dictionary Based Bruteforcing
    • Logical Bruteforcing
    • PII Leakage Variant
  • Identifying Security is configurations and Exploiting Outdated Web Applications
    • Information Disclosure via Descriptive Messages
    • Default Debug Pages
    • How to guess password for a standard login page
    • Default/Weak Password in Custom CMS
    • Fingerprinting Components with Known Vulnerabilities
    • Finding Exploits for Components with Known Vulnerabilities
    • Default/Weak Password in Public Software
    • Vulnerable Components Installed
    • Vulnerable Components Installed 2
    • Vulnerable Components Installed 3
  • Scanning for Bugs in WordPress and Drupal
    • What is CMS?
    • Variant 1
    • Vulnerable CMS
    • How to Scan Drupal CMS for Known Vulnerabilities?
    • Joomla CMS
  • Automating VAPT and Secure Code Development
    • information gathering
    • Nmap Scans
    • Automating VAPT:
  • POC
    • Recommendations for Documenting a Vulnerability
    • PoC
    • Types of Reports
    • Recommendations for OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities
    • Components of a VAPT Report
    • Vulnerability Information (for each vulnerability)
    • Bad Practices to Avoid While Writing a Report
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  1. Gathering Information About Websites

Gathering Information

Here are some key pieces of information that a security expert usually gathers about a website:

1. Related domains and subdomains

2. Technology and programming languages being used

3. Cached pages

4. Website history

5. Publically indexed files on search engines

6. Default pages and login forms

7. Related IP addresses

8. Other services running on those IP addresses

9. Version of the services/softwares being used

10. Publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in the softwares being used

11. Default users

12. Default passwords

13. Valid email address and usernames

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