Security First

Cloud security attack methodology covering AWS, Azure, and GCP. Includes credential harvesting (IMDS, ~/.aws, env vars, leaked CI secrets, instance roles), enumeration with cloud-specific tools (pacu, ScoutSuite, Prowler, ROADtools, gcp_enum), privilege escalation paths (IAM PassRole, AssumeRole cha…

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 CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_SYS_PTRACE, and CAP_NET…

Kubernetes cluster attack techniques covering the full attack lifecycle from initial foothold in a pod to cluster-wide compromise.

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…

Comprehensive methodology for auditing and exploiting TLS/SSL implementations and misconfigurations across network services and mobile applications.

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.

Time-of-Check / Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exploitation methodology across binary, kernel, filesystem, web, and container layers.

IoT and embedded device security testing methodology. Covers hardware reconnaissance (UART, JTAG, SWD, SPI flash, I2C EEPROM, eMMC chip-off), firmware acquisition (vendor portals, OTA capture, flash dump, binwalk extraction), firmware analysis (filesystem mounting, binary triage, hardcoded secrets,…

Comprehensive persistence tradecraft for authorized red team engagements covering Windows and Linux mechanisms. Windows techniques include registry Run/RunOnce keys, scheduled tasks, WMI event subscriptions, DLL search order hijacking, COM object hijacking, Startup folder drops, service creation, Se…

Comprehensive Linux privilege escalation methodology for offensive security engagements. Covers the full attack surface from a low-privilege shell to root: SUID/SGID binary abuse via GTFOBins, Linux capabilities exploitation (cap_setuid, cap_dac_override, cap_dac_read_search), sudo misconfigurations…

Comprehensive Windows privilege escalation methodology for offensive security engagements. Covers the full attack surface from a standard user shell to NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM: token impersonation via SeImpersonate and SeAssignPrimaryToken privileges using JuicyPotato, PrintSpoofer, GodPotato, SweetPot…

Phishing campaign execution methodology for authorized red team engagements. Covers end-to-end campaign lifecycle: infrastructure provisioning (GoPhish, SMTP relay configuration, domain acquisition and aging, SPF/DKIM/DMARC alignment), payload delivery vectors (Office macro weaponization, HTA droppe…

Social engineering attack techniques beyond email phishing for authorized red team and physical penetration testing engagements.

Deep-dive offensive methodology for dependency confusion and namespace attacks across all major package ecosystems. Covers npm scope confusion exploiting the gap between public and private scoped packages and .npmrc misconfigurations where registry mappings fail to pin internal scopes exclusively.

Comprehensive offensive methodology for software supply chain attacks covering the full kill chain from reconnaissance through exploitation.

Business logic vulnerability testing for web/mobile/API engagements. Covers workflow bypass, state machine violations, multi-step process abuse, price/quantity/discount manipulation, currency confusion, coupon stacking, refund/chargeback abuse, race conditions on logic boundaries, parameter tamperin…

Insecure deserialization exploitation across Java, PHP, .NET, Python, Node.js, and Ruby. Covers gadget chain construction with ysoserial/phpggc/ysoserial.net, ObjectInputStream and BinaryFormatter sink identification, pickle __reduce__ RCE, phar:// wrapper abuse, Jackson polymorphic typing, Json.NET…

File upload vulnerability checklist: MIME type bypass, extension bypass, magic byte manipulation, path traversal in filenames, stored XSS via SVG/HTML upload, server-side processing attacks, and race conditions. Use for assessing file upload endpoints in web app pentests or bug bounty.

IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) testing checklist: object ID enumeration, horizontal/vertical privilege escalation, GUID predictability, indirect references via hashes, chained IDOR, and API endpoint IDOR. Use for web app pentests and bug bounty IDOR discovery.

Open redirect vulnerability checklist: parameter identification, bypass techniques (URL encoding, double slashes, CRLF injection, protocol handlers), chaining with OAuth/SSRF, and impact escalation paths. Use for web app testing and bug bounty open redirect discovery.

HTTP parameter pollution (HPP) checklist: duplicate parameter injection, backend vs frontend parsing differences, WAF bypass via HPP, server-side vs client-side HPP, and practical exploitation patterns. Use when testing web applications for parameter handling flaws.

Race condition (TOCTOU) testing checklist: identifying timing windows, Burp Suite Turbo Intruder, Last-Byte sync technique, rate limit bypass, double-spend attacks, and concurrent request exploitation. Use for web app race condition testing or bug bounty time-of-check-to-time-of-use bugs.

Remote Code Execution testing checklist: OS command injection, SSTI-to-RCE, deserialization RCE, file upload RCE, XXE with SSRF to RCE, RCE via dependency confusion, and CVE-based RCE patterns. Use for web app pentests and bug bounty RCE discovery.

Dense description covering Server-Side Template Injection across Jinja2, Twig, Freemarker, Velocity, Pebble, Smarty, Mako, Handlebars, ERB, Thymeleaf, EJS, Pug. Engine fingerprinting, filter bypass, blind exploitation, WAF evasion, SSTI-to-RCE chains. Tools: tplmap. CWE-1336. MITRE T1190