Waris Damkham

Authentication Weaknesses

20%

• Identify weaknesses in login flows
• Access restricted accounts without proper credentials

Authorization & Access Control Weaknesses

40%

• Identify Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerabilities
• Access unauthorized customer or user data
• Identify privilege escalation paths between user roles
• Gain elevated privileges through logical flaws

Client-Side Injection

12%

• Identify Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• Identify HTML Injection
• Understand impact of improper input sanitization
• Recognize differences between injection types and contexts

File and Path Handling Basics

10%

• Assess features for improper file authorization checks
• Identify path handling weaknesses

HTTP Fundamentals & Request Handling

3%

• Identify and test basic HTTP method handling
• Identify key request/response headers used by the application
• Assess cookie configuration and state-handling controls
• Identify weaknesses in request validation for state-changing actions

Reconnaissance & Application Discovery

15%

• Identify server-side technologies and application stack components
• Extract version information from headers, responses, and exposed metadata
• Discover sensitive or restricted endpoints through application behavior
• Identify exposed administrative or privileged access paths
• Recognize security-relevant information leakage during reconnaissance