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Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook

Name: Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook
ISBN: 9781801817332

by Ryan Soper, Nestor Torres, Ahmed Almoailu

March 2023

Intermediate to advanced

284 pages

6h 10m

English

Packt Publishing

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Zed Attack Proxy Cookbook
ContributorsAbout the authorsAbout the reviewersDisclaimer
Preface
Who this book is forWhat this book coversTo get the most out of this bookDownload the example code filesDownload the color imagesConventions usedSectionsGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoGet in touchShare Your ThoughtsDownload a free PDF copy of this book
Chapter 1: Getting Started with OWASP Zed Attack Proxy
Downloading ZAPGetting readyHow to do it...Installing DockerSee alsoSetting up the testing environmentGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...Setting up a browser proxy and certificateGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...Testing the ZAP setupGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...
Chapter 2: Navigating the UI
Technical requirementsPersisting a sessionGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Menu barGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…ToolbarGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…See alsoThe tree windowGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Workspace windowGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Information windowGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…FooterGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Encode/Decode/Hash dialogGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…See alsoFuzzing with FuzzerGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See also
Chapter 3: Configuring, Crawling, Scanning, and Reporting
Technical requirementsSetting scope in ZAPGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Crawling with the SpiderGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Crawling with the AJAX SpiderGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoScanning a web app passivelyGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoScanning a web app activelyGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoGenerating a reportGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…See also
Chapter 4: Authentication and Authorization Testing
Technical requirementsTesting for Bypassing AuthenticationGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Testing for Credentials Transported over an Encrypted ChannelGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Testing for Default CredentialsGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoTesting Directory Traversal File IncludeGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…See alsoTesting for Privilege Escalation and Bypassing Authorization SchemaGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…Testing for Insecure Direct Object ReferencesGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…
Chapter 5: Testing of Session Management
Technical requirementsMutillidae setupTesting for cookie attributesGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...Testing for cross-site request forgery (CSRF)Getting readyHow to do it...How it works...Testing for logout functionalityGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...See alsoTesting for session hijackingGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...See also
Chapter 6: Validating (Data) Inputs – Part 1
Technical requirementsTesting for reflected XSSGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoTesting for HTTP verb tamperingGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoTesting for HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP)Getting readyHow to do it…How it works…See alsoTesting for SQL InjectionGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See also
Chapter 7: Validating (Data) Inputs – Part 2
Technical requirementsTesting for code injectionGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...Testing for command injectionGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...See alsoTesting for server-side template injectionGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...See alsoTesting for server-side request forgeryGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...See also
Chapter 8: Business Logic Testing
Technical requirementsTest ability to forge requestsGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…See alsoTest for process timingGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…See alsoTesting for the circumvention of workflowsGetting readyHow to do it…How it works...See alsoTesting upload of unexpected file types with a malicious payloadGetting readyHow to do it…How it works...See also

Chapter 9: Client-Side Testing
Technical requirementsTesting for DOM-based cross-site scriptingGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Testing for JavaScript executionGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Testing for HTML injectionGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Testing for client-side URL redirectGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Testing cross-origin resource sharingGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...Testing WebSocketsGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There's more...See also
Chapter 10: Advanced Attack Techniques
Technical requirementsPerforming XXE attacksGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...Working with JSON Web TokensGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...Performing Java deserialization attacksGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...There’s more...See alsoPassword brute-force via password changeGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...See alsoWeb cache poisoningGetting readyHow to do it...How it works...See also
Chapter 11: Advanced Adventures with ZAP
Technical requirementsHow to use the ZAP GUI local API to scan a targetGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…How to use the ZAP API via DockerGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoUtilizing ZAP DAST testing with JenkinsGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See alsoInstalling, configuring, and running the ZAP GUI OAST serverGetting readyHow to do it…How it works…There’s more…See also
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4 Authentication and Authorization Testing

Welcome to Chapter 4! We are as excited as you that you have gotten to this chapter. In this chapter, we will cover numerous topics surrounding authentication and authorization testing to learn more about the varying ways to attack these mechanisms. Authentication is the process of verifying the validity of the identity of who’s attempting to access a system or application. Authorization also helps us verify that a requested action or service is approved for a specific entity.

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

Testing for Bypassing Authentication
Testing for Credentials Transported over an Encrypted Channel
Testing for Default Credentials
Testing Directory Traversal File Include ...

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