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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

By : Juned Ahmed Ansari
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Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux 2.0, Second Edition

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By: Juned Ahmed Ansari

Overview of this book

Kali Linux 2.0 is the new generation of the industry-leading BackTrack Linux penetration testing and security auditing Linux distribution. It contains several hundred tools aimed at various information security tasks such as penetration testing, forensics, and reverse engineering. At the beginning of the book, you will be introduced to the concepts of hacking and penetration testing and will get to know about the tools used in Kali Linux 2.0 that relate to web application hacking. Then, you will gain a deep understanding of SQL and command injection flaws and ways to exploit the flaws. Moving on, you will get to know more about scripting and input validation flaws, AJAX, and the security issues related to AJAX. At the end of the book, you will use an automated technique called fuzzing to be able to identify flaws in a web application. Finally, you will understand the web application vulnerabilities and the ways in which they can be exploited using the tools in Kali Linux 2.0.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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5. Attacking the Server Using Injection-based Flaws
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7. Attacking SSL-based Websites
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Index

Cross-site request forgery


The XSS attack tricks the browser in running the script and performs an unwanted action on behalf of the innocent victim; the cross-site request forgery attack (CSRF) is a similar sort of flaw where the attacker makes the innocent victim perform some action but without the use of the script. The target of the malicious action is the web application in which the victim is currently authenticated.

Although CSRF and XSS seem similar, there are some distinct differences. In a CSRF flaw, the attacker takes over the identity of the victim and performs actions on their behalf. The CSRF attack is often used to change the details of the user on the vulnerable website such as email address, phone number, and address.

Note

Cross-site request forgery attack is also known as one-click or session riding attack.

Here's a simple example:

  1. Attacker identifies a direct link on a vulnerable bank application to transfer money as follows:

    http://vulnerablebank.com/transfer.do?acct=ROGER...

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