AI/LLM security offensive checklist: prompt injection, jailbreaking, model extraction, training data poisoning, adversarial inputs, LLM-assisted attack automation, and AI system reconnaissance. Use when assessing AI/ML systems, red-teaming LLMs, or researching AI attack vectors.
Advanced API exploitation methodology focused on business logic abuse and sophisticated attack patterns that bypass traditional security controls. Covers business logic bypass through API call chaining and workflow manipulation. Addresses GraphQL-specific attacks including batching for credential brute-force, query…
Comprehensive API security testing methodology covering REST, gRPC, and WebSocket attack surfaces. Addresses the full OWASP API Security Top 10 2023 including BOLA/IDOR, broken authentication, excessive data exposure, rate limiting bypass, BFLA, mass assignment, SSRF, and security misconfiguration. Includes…
OAuth 2.0 attack checklist: authorization code interception, redirecturi bypass, CSRF on OAuth flow, state parameter abuse, open redirector chaining, token leakage via Referer, PKCE bypass, and scope escalation. Use when testing OAuth implementations in web apps or bug bounty.
Container escape and breakout techniques targeting Docker, containerd, and Podman runtimes. Covers privileged container breakout via host filesystem mount and nsenter, Docker socket abuse through /var/run/docker.sock, Linux capability exploitation including CAPSYSADMIN, CAPSYSPTRACE, and CAPNETADMIN, cgroup v1…
Kubernetes cluster attack techniques covering the full attack lifecycle from initial foothold in a pod to cluster-wide compromise. Covers service account token theft and impersonation, RBAC misconfiguration exploitation including wildcard permissions and privilege escalation via role binding, direct etcd access for…
Systematic methodology for identifying and exploiting cryptographic implementation weaknesses in real-world applications. Covers padding oracle attacks against CBC-mode ciphers with PKCS7 padding (Vaudenay's original attack through modern padbuster automation), ECB mode exploitation including block cut-and-paste and…
Comprehensive methodology for auditing and exploiting TLS/SSL implementations and misconfigurations across network services and mobile applications. Covers protocol downgrade attacks including POODLE (CVE-2014-3566) against SSLv3 CBC padding, DROWN (CVE-2016-0800) cross-protocol attack leveraging SSLv2 export ciphers…
Full exploit development course roadmap and syllabus: weekly topics, recommended reading, lab setup, and learning path from vulnerability classes through advanced exploitation. Use to structure exploit dev training or onboard new researchers.
Exploit development operational guide: environment setup, debugging workflow, PoC development lifecycle, writing reliable exploits, using pwntools/pwndbg, heap exploitation techniques, and weaponization considerations. Use when actively developing exploits or setting up an exploit dev environment.
Security mitigation reference and bypass catalog: ASLR, DEP/NX, RELRO, stack canaries, CFI, sandboxing, seccomp. Covers both detection of enabled mitigations and known bypass techniques. Use when assessing target hardening or planning exploit mitigation bypasses.
Anti-forensics and evidence destruction techniques for red team operators conducting authorized engagements. Covers log clearing on Windows (wevtutil, Clear-EventLog, ETW provider patching) and Linux (journal truncation, utmp/wtmp binary editing, syslog manipulation), timestamp manipulation via Timestomp and SetMACE…
Command and Control framework deployment, configuration, and operational tradecraft for red team engagements. Covers Cobalt Strike (malleable C2 profiles, Beacon types HTTP/HTTPS/DNS/SMB, Beacon Object Files for in-memory execution, sleep and jitter tuning, named pipe pivoting), Sliver (implant generation across…
Systematic bug identification methodology: source code review patterns, black-box testing strategies, taint analysis, dangerous function hunting, data flow tracing, and automated scanning setup. Use for code audits, bug bounty triage, or building vulnerability identification pipelines.
Week 2 of the exploit development curriculum. Covers fuzzing methodology: target selection, corpus generation, coverage-guided fuzzing with AFL++/libFuzzer, structured fuzzing, and triage/deduplication. Use when setting up fuzz campaigns, selecting harness strategies, or triaging fuzzer output.
Practical offensive fuzzing methodology covering target identification, fuzzer selection (AFL++, libFuzzer, Honggfuzz, Boofuzz, syzkaller), harness writing, corpus curation, mutation strategies, coverage measurement, and crash triage. Use when setting up or running fuzz campaigns against any target: file parsers…
Exploit development curriculum covering core vulnerability classes with real-world CVE case studies: stack/heap buffer overflows, use-after-free, integer overflows, format strings, type confusion, and race conditions. Use when learning or teaching vuln classes, researching specific CVE patterns, or building exploit…
Comprehensive red team operations methodology covering full engagement lifecycle from planning through reporting. Addresses engagement scoping and rules of engagement negotiation, multi-tier C2 infrastructure design with redirectors and domain fronting, malleable traffic profiles and beacon tradecraft, OPSEC…