The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws, Second Edition
- 15h 25m
- Dafydd Stuttard, Marcus Pinto
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2012
The highly successful security book returns with a new edition, completely updated
Web applications are the front door to most organizations, exposing them to attacks that may disclose personal information, execute fraudulent transactions, or compromise ordinary users. This practical book has been completely updated and revised to discuss the latest step-by-step techniques for attacking and defending the range of ever-evolving web applications. You'll explore the various new technologies employed in web applications that have appeared since the first edition and review the new attack techniques that have been developed, particularly in relation to the client side.
- Reveals how to overcome the new technologies and techniques aimed at defending web applications against attacks that have appeared since the previous edition
- Discusses new remoting frameworks, HTML5, cross-domain integration techniques, UI redress, framebusting, HTTP parameter pollution, hybrid file attacks, and more
Focusing on the areas of web application security where things have changed in recent years, this book is the most current resource on the critical topic of discovering, exploiting, and preventing web application security flaws.
About the Authors
DAFYDD STUTTARD is an independent security consultant, author, and software developer specializing in penetration testing of web applications and compiled software. Under the alias PortSwigger, Dafydd created the popular Burp Suite of hacking tools.
MARCUS PINTO delivers security consultancy and training on web application attack and defense to leading global organizations in the financial, government, telecom, gaming, and retail sectors.
The authors cofounded MDSec, a consulting company that provides training in attack and defense-based security.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Web Application (In)security
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Core Defense Mechanisms
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Web Application Technologies
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Mapping the Application
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Bypassing Client-Side Controls
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Attacking Authentication
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Attacking Session Management
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Attacking Access Controls
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Attacking Data Stores
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Attacking Back-End Components
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Attacking Application Logic
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Attacking Users—Cross-Site Scripting
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Attacking Users—Other Techniques
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Automating Customized Attacks
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Exploiting Information Disclosure
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Attacking Native Compiled Applications
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Attacking Application Architecture
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Attacking the Application Server
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Finding Vulnerabilities in Source Code
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A Web Application Hacker's Toolkit
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A Web Application Hacker's Methodology
