Web Application Vulnerabilities - Detect, Exploit, Prevent [PDF]

Web Application Vulnerabilities: Detect, Exploit, Prevent �Web Application Vulnerabilities: Detect, Exploit, Prevent� Syngress | 2007 | ISBN: 1597492094 9781597492096 9780080556642 | 476 pages | PDF | 17 MB This book describes how to make a computer bend to your will by finding and exploiting vulnerabilities specifically in Web applications. The book describes common security issues in Web applications, tells you how to find them, describes how to exploit them, and then tells you how to fix them. The book covers how and why some hackers (the bad guys) will try to exploit these vulnerabilities to achieve their own end. Author explains how to detect if hackers are actively trying to exploit vulnerabilities in your own Web applications. � Learn to defend Web-based applications developed with AJAX, SOAP, XMLPRC, and more. � See why Cross Site Scripting attacks can be so devastating. Contents Chapter 1 : Introduction to Web Application Hacking Introduction Web Application Architecture Components Complex Web Application Software Components Putting it all Together The Web Application Hacking Methodology The History of Web Application Hacking and the Evolution of Tools Summary Chapter 2 : Information Gathering Techniques Introduction The Principles of Automating Searches Applications of Data Mining Collecting Search Terms Summary Chapter 3 : Introduction to Server Side Input Validation Issues Introduction Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Chapter 4 : Client-Side Exploit Frameworks Introduction AttackAPI BeEF CAL9000 Overview of XSS-Proxy Summary Solutions Fast Track Frequently Asked Questions Chapter 5 : Web-Based Malware Introduction Attacks on the Web Hacking into Web Sites Index Hijacking DNS Poisoning (Pharming) Malware and the Web: What, Where, and How to Scan Parsing and Emulating HTML Browser Vulnerabilities Testing HTTP-scanning Solutions Tangled Legal Web Summary Solutions Fast Track Frequently Asked Questions Chapter 6 : Web Server and Web Application Testing with BackTrack Objectives Introduction Approach Core Technologies Open Source Tools Case Studies: The Tools in Action Chapter 7 : Securing Web Based Services Introduction Web Security Instant Messaging Web-based Vulnerabilities Buffer Overflows Making Browsers and E-mail Clients More Secure Securing Web Browser Software CGI Break-ins Resulting from Weak CGI Scripts FTP Security Directory Services and LDAP Security Summary Solutions Fast Track Frequently Asked Questions Index Web Application Vulnerabilities: Detect, Exploit, Prevent  
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