Web Service &amp; API Attacks

Fundamental

8 Sections

Reward: +10

This module introduces the topic of HTTP web requests and how different web applications utilize them to communicate with their backends.

Fundamental

17 Sections

Reward: +10

In the Introduction to Web Applications module, you will learn all of the basics of how web applications work and begin to look at them from an information security perspective.

Easy

15 Sections

Reward: +20

Web application penetration testing frameworks are an essential part of any web penetration test. This module will teach you two of the best frameworks: Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP.

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

This module covers techniques for identifying and analyzing an organization's web application-based attack surface and tech stack. Information gathering is an essential part of any web application penetration test, and it can be performed either passively or actively.

Easy

13 Sections

Reward: +10

This module covers the fundamental enumeration skills of web fuzzing and directory brute forcing using the Ffuf tool. The techniques learned in this module will help us in locating hidden pages, directories, and parameters when targeting web applications.

JavaScript Deobfuscation

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +10

This module will take you step-by-step through the fundamentals of JavaScript Deobfuscation until you can deobfuscate basic JavaScript code and understand its purpose.

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities are among the most common web application vulnerabilities. An XSS vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code within the target's browser and result in complete web application compromise if chained together with other vulnerabilities. This module will teach you how to identify XSS vulnerabilities and exploit them.

Medium

17 Sections

Reward: +10

Databases are an important part of web application infrastructure and SQL (Structured Query Language) to store, retrieve, and manipulate information stored in them. SQL injection is a code injection technique used to take advantage of coding vulnerabilities and inject SQL queries via an application to bypass authentication, retrieve data from the back-end database, or achieve code execution on the underlying server.

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

The SQLMap Essentials module will teach you the basics of using SQLMap to discover various types of SQL Injection vulnerabilities, all the way to the advanced enumeration of databases to retrieve all data of interest.

Medium

12 Sections

Reward: +20

Command injection vulnerabilities can be leveraged to compromise a hosting server and its entire network. This module will teach you how to identify and exploit command injection vulnerabilities and how to use various filter bypassing techniques to avoid security mitigations.

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Arbitrary file uploads are among the most critical web vulnerabilities. These flaws enable attackers to upload malicious files, execute arbitrary commands on the back-end server, and even take control over the entire server and all web applications hosted on it and potentially gain access to sensitive data or cause a service disruption.

Server-side Attacks

Medium

19 Sections

Reward: +20

A backend that handles user-supplied input insecurely can lead to sensitive information disclosure and remote code execution. This module covers how to identify and exploit server-side bugs. This module introduces Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), and Server-Side Includes (SSI) injection attacks, alongside other server-side vulnerabilities.

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Learn how to brute force logins for various types of services and create custom wordlists based on your target.

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Authentication is probably the most straightforward and prevalent measure used to secure access to resources, and it's the first line of defense against unauthorized access. Broken authentication is currently listed as #7 on the 2021 OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security Risks, falling under the broader category of Identification and Authentication failures. A vulnerability or misconfiguration at the authentication stage can devastatingly impact an application's overall security.

Medium

18 Sections

Reward: +20

This module covers three common web vulnerabilities, HTTP Verb Tampering, IDOR, and XXE, each of which can have a significant impact on a company's systems. We will cover how to identify, exploit, and prevent each of them through various methods.

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +10

File Inclusion is a common web application vulnerability, which can be easily overlooked as part of a web application's functionality.

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Maintaining and keeping track of a user's session is an integral part of web applications. It is an area that requires extensive testing to ensure it is set up robustly and securely. This module covers the most common attacks and vulnerabilities that can affect web application sessions, such as Session Hijacking, Session Fixation, Cross-Site Request Forgery, Cross-Site Scripting, and Open Redirects.

Medium

13 Sections

Reward: +20

Web services and APIs are frequently exposed to provide certain functionalities in a programmatic way between heterogeneous devices and software components. Both web services and APIs can assist in integrating different applications or facilitate separation within a given application. This module covers how to identify the functionality a web service or API offers and exploit any security-related inefficiencies.

Bug Bounty Hunting Process

Easy

16 Sections

Reward: +20

WordPress is an open-source Content Management System (CMS) that can be used for multiple purposes.

Easy

6 Sections

Reward: +10

Bug bounty programs encourage security researchers to identify bugs and submit vulnerability reports. Getting into the world of bug bounty hunting without any prior experience can be a daunting task, though. This module covers the bug bounty hunting process to help you start bug bounty hunting in an organized and well-structured way. It's all about effectiveness and professionally communicating your findings.

CREST CPSA/CRT Preparation

This is a skill path to prepare you for CREST's CPSA and CRT exams. The following CPSA/CRT syllabus areas (IDs) are covered: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B4, B5, B6, B8, B9, B13, B14, C1, C2, C3, C4, D1, D2, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E9, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, G1, G2, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H13, I1, I2, I3, I6, J1, J2, J3. Take your time to complete all related sections and when you are ready you can book your CREST exam through the following links. CREST CPSA: https://www.crest-approved.org/certification-careers/crest-certifications/crest-practitioner-security-analyst/. CREST CRT: https://www.crest-approved.org/certification-careers/crest-certifications/crest-registered-penetration-tester/.

Medium

828 Sections

Required: 7300

Reward: +1580

52 Modules included

Introduction to Networking

Fundamental

21 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

As an information security professional, a firm grasp of networking fundamentals and the required components is necessary. Without a strong foundation in networking, it will be tough to progress in any area of information security. Understanding how a network is structured and how the communication between the individual hosts and servers takes place using the various protocols allows us to understand the entire network structure and its network traffic in detail and how different communication standards are handled. This knowledge is essential to create our tools and to interact with the protocols.

Fundamental

8 Sections

Reward: +10

This module introduces the topic of HTTP web requests and how different web applications utilize them to communicate with their backends.

Introduction to Windows Command Line

Fundamental

17 Sections

Reward: +10

In the Introduction to Web Applications module, you will learn all of the basics of how web applications work and begin to look at them from an information security perspective.

Linux Fundamentals

Fundamental

30 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

This module covers the fundamentals required to work comfortably with the Linux operating system and shell.

Windows Fundamentals

Fundamental

14 Sections

Reward: +10

This module covers the fundamentals required to work comfortably with the Windows operating system.

Easy

23 Sections

Reward: +10

As administrators and Pentesters, we may not always be able to utilize a graphical user interface for the actions we need to perform. Introduction to Windows Command Line aims to introduce students to the wide range of uses for Command Prompt and PowerShell within a Windows environment. We will cover basic usage of both key executables for administration, useful PowerShell cmdlets and modules, and different ways to leverage these tools to our benefit.

Windows Event Logs & Finding Evil

Mini-Module

Medium

6 Sections

Reward: +20

This module covers the exploration of Windows Event Logs and their significance in uncovering suspicious activities. Throughout the course, we delve into the anatomy of Windows Event Logs and highlight the logs that hold the most valuable information for investigations. The module also focuses on utilizing Sysmon and Event Logs for detecting and analyzing malicious behavior. Additionally, we delve into Event Tracing for Windows (ETW), explaining its architecture and components, and provide ETW-based detection examples. To streamline the analysis process, we introduce the powerful Get-WinEvent cmdlet.

Introduction to Malware Analysis

Hard

9 Sections

Reward: +20

This module offers an exploration of malware analysis, specifically targeting Windows-based threats. The module covers Static Analysis utilizing Linux and Windows tools, Malware Unpacking, Dynamic Analysis (including malware traffic analysis), Reverse Engineering for Code Analysis, and Debugging using x64dbg. Real-world malware examples such as WannaCry, DoomJuice, Brbbot, Dharma, and Meterpreter are analyzed to provide practical experience.

Intro to Network Traffic Analysis

Medium

15 Sections

Reward: +10

Network traffic analysis is used by security teams to monitor network activity and look for anomalies that could indicate security and operational issues. Offensive security practitioners can use network traffic analysis to search for sensitive data such as credentials, hidden applications, reachable network segments, or other potentially sensitive information "on the wire." Network traffic analysis has many uses for attackers and defenders alike.

Intermediate Network Traffic Analysis

Easy

18 Sections

Reward: +20

Through network traffic analysis, this module sharpens skills in detecting link layer attacks such as ARP anomalies and rogue access points, identifying network abnormalities like IP spoofing and TCP handshake irregularities, and uncovering application layer threats from web-based vulnerabilities to peculiar DNS activities.

Penetration Testing Process

Fundamental

15 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

This module teaches the penetration testing process broken down into each stage and discussed in detail. We will cover many aspects of the role of a penetration tester during a penetration test, explained and illustrated with detailed examples. The module also covers pre-engagement steps like the criteria for establishing a contract with a client for a penetration testing engagement.

Network Enumeration with Nmap

Easy

12 Sections

Reward: +10

Nmap is one of the most used networking mapping and discovery tools because of its accurate results and efficiency. The tool is widely used by both offensive and defensive security practitioners. This module covers fundamentals that will be needed to use the Nmap tool for performing effective network enumeration.

Footprinting

Medium

21 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

This module covers techniques for footprinting the most commonly used services in almost all enterprise and business IT infrastructures. Footprinting is an essential phase of any penetration test or security audit to identify and prevent information disclosure. Using this process, we examine the individual services and attempt to obtain as much information from them as possible.

Using the Metasploit Framework

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

Vulnerability Assessment

Easy

17 Sections

Reward: +10

This module introduces the concept of Vulnerability Assessments. We will review the differences between vulnerability assessments and penetration tests, how to carry out a vulnerability assessment, how to interpret the assessment results, and how to deliver an effective vulnerability assessment report.

File Transfers

Medium

10 Sections

Reward: +10

During an assessment, it is very common for us to transfer files to and from a target system. This module covers file transfer techniques leveraging tools commonly available across all versions of Windows and Linux systems.

Shells & Payloads

Medium

17 Sections

Reward: +10

Gain the knowledge and skills to identify and use shells & payloads to establish a foothold on vulnerable Windows & Linux systems. This module utilizes a fictitious scenario where the learner will place themselves in the perspective of a sysadmin trying out for a position on CAT5 Security's network penetration testing team.

Easy

15 Sections

Reward: +10

The Metasploit Framework is an open-source set of tools used for network enumeration, attacks, testing security vulnerabilities, evading detection, performing privilege escalation attacks, and performing post-exploitation.

Password Attacks

Medium

22 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

Passwords are still the primary method of authentication in corporate networks. If strong password policies are not in place, users will often opt for weak, easy-to-remember passwords that can often be cracked offline and used to further our access. We will encounter passwords in many forms during our assessments. We must understand the various ways they are stored, how they can be retrieved, methods to crack weak passwords, ways to use hashes that cannot be cracked, and hunting for weak/default password usage.

Attacking Common Services

Medium

19 Sections

Reward: +20

Organizations regularly use a standard set of services for different purposes. It is vital to conduct penetration testing activities on each service internally and externally to ensure that they are not introducing security threats. This module will cover how to enumerate each service and test it against known vulnerabilities and exploits with a standard set of tools.

Cracking Passwords with Hashcat

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

This module covers the fundamentals of password cracking using the Hashcat tool.

Introduction to Active Directory

Fundamental

16 Sections

Reward: +10

Active Directory (AD) is present in the majority of corporate environments. Due to its many features and complexity, it presents a vast attack surface. To be successful as penetration testers and information security professionals, we must have a firm understanding of Active Directory fundamentals, AD structures, functionality, common AD flaws, misconfigurations, and defensive measures.

Pivoting, Tunneling, and Port Forwarding

Medium

18 Sections

Reward: +20

Once a foothold is gained during an assessment, it may be in scope to move laterally and vertically within a target network. Using one compromised machine to access another is called pivoting and allows us to access networks and resources that are not directly accessible to us through the compromised host. Port forwarding accepts the traffic on a given IP address and port and redirects it to a different IP address and port combination. Tunneling is a technique that allows us to encapsulate traffic within another protocol so that it looks like a benign traffic stream.

Active Directory PowerView

Medium

9 Sections

Reward: +200

This module covers AD enumeration focusing on the PowerView and SharpView tools. We will cover various techniques for enumerating key AD objects that will inform our attacks in later modules.

Active Directory Enumeration & Attacks

Medium

36 Sections

Reward: +20

Active Directory (AD) is the leading enterprise domain management suite, providing identity and access management, centralized domain administration, authentication, and much more. Due to the many features and complexity of AD, it presents a large attack surface that is difficult to secure properly. To be successful as infosec professionals, we must understand AD architectures and how to secure our enterprise environments. As Penetration testers, having a firm grasp of what tools, techniques, and procedures are available to us for enumerating and attacking AD environments and commonly seen AD misconfigurations is a must.

Linux Privilege Escalation

Easy

28 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Privilege escalation is a crucial phase during any security assessment. During this phase, we attempt to gain access to additional users, hosts, and resources to move closer to the assessment's overall goal. There are many ways to escalate privileges. This module aims to cover the most common methods emphasizing real-world misconfigurations and flaws that we may encounter in a client environment. The techniques covered in this module are not an exhaustive list of all possibilities and aim to avoid extreme "edge-case" tactics that may be seen in a Capture the Flag (CTF) exercise.

Windows Privilege Escalation

Medium

33 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

After gaining a foothold, elevating our privileges will provide more options for persistence and may reveal information stored locally that can further our access in the environment. Enumeration is the key to privilege escalation. When you gain initial shell access to the host, it is important to gain situational awareness and uncover details relating to the OS version, patch level, any installed software, our current privileges, group memberships, and more. Windows presents an enormous attack surface and, being that most companies run Windows hosts in some way, we will more often than not find ourselves gaining access to Windows machines during our assessments. This covers common methods while emphasizing real-world misconfigurations and flaws that we may encounter during an assessment. There are many additional "edge-case" possibilities not covered in this module. We will cover both modern and legacy Windows Server and Desktop versions that may be present in a client environment.

Kerberos Attacks

Hard

23 Sections

Reward: +100

Kerberos is an authentication protocol that allows users to authenticate and access services on a potentially insecure network. Due to its prevalence throughout an Active Directory environment, it presents us with a significant attack surface when assessing internal networks. This module will explain how Kerberos works thoroughly and examines several scenarios to practice the most common attacks against it from multiple perspectives.

NTLM Relay Attacks

Hard

10 Sections

Reward: +100

The NTLM authentication protocol is commonly used within Windows-based networks to facilitate authentication between clients and servers. However, NTLM's inherent weaknesses make it susceptible to Adversary-in-the-Middle attacks, providing a significant attack vector. This module focuses on the various NTLM relay attacks that attackers use to compromise Active Directory networks.

DACL Attacks I

Mini-Module

Hard

7 Sections

Reward: +100

Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACLs), found within security descriptors, are a fundamental component of the security model of Windows and Active Directory, defining and enforcing access to the various system resources. This mini-module will cover enumerating and attacking common DACL misconfigurations, allowing us to escalate our privileges horizontally and vertically and move laterally across an Active Directory network.

Stack-Based Buffer Overflows on Linux x86

Medium

13 Sections

Reward: +10

Buffer overflows are common vulnerabilities in software applications that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution (RCE) or perform a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. These vulnerabilities are caused by insecure coding, resulting in an attacker being able to overrun a program's buffer and overwrite adjacent memory locations, changing the program's execution path and resulting in unintended actions.

Stack-Based Buffer Overflows on Windows x86

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +10

This module is your first step into Windows Binary Exploitation, and it will teach you how to exploit local and remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities on Windows machines.

Easy

15 Sections

Reward: +20

Web application penetration testing frameworks are an essential part of any web penetration test. This module will teach you two of the best frameworks: Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP.

Easy

13 Sections

Reward: +10

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Learn how to brute force logins for various types of services and create custom wordlists based on your target.

HTTPs/TLS Attacks

Medium

15 Sections

Reward: +100

This module covers details on Transport Layer Security (TLS) and how it helps to make HTTP secure with the widely used HTTPS. That includes how TLS works, how TLS sessions are established, common TLS misconfigurations, as well as famous attacks on TLS. We will discuss how to identify, exploit, and prevent TLS attacks.

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

17 Sections

Reward: +10

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +10

File Inclusion is a common web application vulnerability, which can be easily overlooked as part of a web application's functionality.

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

12 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Attacking Common Applications

Medium

18 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

33 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Penetration Testers can come across various applications, such as Content Management Systems, custom web applications, internal portals used by developers and sysadmins, and more. It's common to find the same applications across many different environments. While an application may not be vulnerable in one environment, it may be misconfigured or unpatched in the next. It is important as an assessor to have a firm grasp of enumerating and attacking the common applications discussed in this module. This knowledge will help when encountering other types of applications during assessments.

Medium

13 Sections

Reward: +20

Blind SQL Injection

Hard

16 Sections

Reward: +100

In this module, we cover blind SQL injection attacks and MSSQL-specific attacks.

Advanced SQL Injections

Hard

12 Sections

Reward: +100

This module covers advanced SQL injection techniques with a focus on white-box testing, Java/Spring and PostgreSQL.

Parameter Logic Bugs

Hard

21 Sections

Reward: +100 NEW

This 'secure coding' module teaches how to identify logic bugs through code review and analysis, and covers three types of logic bugs caused by user input manipulation.

Documentation & Reporting

Easy

16 Sections

Reward: +20

WordPress is an open-source Content Management System (CMS) that can be used for multiple purposes.

Easy

8 Sections

Reward: +20

Proper documentation is paramount during any engagement. The end goal of a technical assessment is the report deliverable which will often be presented to a broad audience within the target organization. We must take detailed notes and be very organized in our documentation, which will help us in the event of an incident during the assessment. This will also help ensure that our reports contain enough detail to illustrate the impact of our findings properly.

CREST CCT APP Preparation

This is a skill path to prepare you for CREST's CCT APP exam. The following CCT APP syllabus areas (IDs) are covered: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B4, B5, B6, B8, B9, B13, B14, C1, C2, C3, C4, D1, D2, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E9, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, G1, G2, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, G9, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H13, I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I7, I8, I9, I10, I11, I12, J1, J2, J3. Take your time to complete all related sections and when you are ready you can book your CREST exam through the following link. https://www.crest-approved.org/certification-careers/crest-certifications/crest-certified-web-application-tester/

Medium

739 Sections

Required: 4980

Reward: +1100

44 Modules included

Introduction to Networking

Fundamental

21 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

Fundamental

8 Sections

Reward: +10

This module introduces the topic of HTTP web requests and how different web applications utilize them to communicate with their backends.

Introduction to Windows Command Line

Fundamental

17 Sections

Reward: +10

In the Introduction to Web Applications module, you will learn all of the basics of how web applications work and begin to look at them from an information security perspective.

Linux Fundamentals

Fundamental

30 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

This module covers the fundamentals required to work comfortably with the Linux operating system and shell.

Windows Fundamentals

Fundamental

14 Sections

Reward: +10

This module covers the fundamentals required to work comfortably with the Windows operating system.

Easy

23 Sections

Reward: +10

Intro to Network Traffic Analysis

Medium

15 Sections

Reward: +10

Penetration Testing Process

Fundamental

15 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

Network Enumeration with Nmap

Easy

12 Sections

Reward: +10

Footprinting

Medium

21 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Using the Metasploit Framework

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

Vulnerability Assessment

Easy

17 Sections

Reward: +10

File Transfers

Medium

10 Sections

Reward: +10

Shells & Payloads

Medium

17 Sections

Reward: +10

Easy

15 Sections

Reward: +10

Password Attacks

Medium

22 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

Attacking Common Services

Medium

19 Sections

Reward: +20

Cracking Passwords with Hashcat

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

This module covers the fundamentals of password cracking using the Hashcat tool.

Introduction to Active Directory

Fundamental

16 Sections

Reward: +10

Pivoting, Tunneling, and Port Forwarding

Medium

18 Sections

Reward: +20

Active Directory Enumeration & Attacks

Medium

36 Sections

Reward: +20

Linux Privilege Escalation

Easy

28 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Windows Privilege Escalation

Medium

33 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Easy

15 Sections

Reward: +20

Web application penetration testing frameworks are an essential part of any web penetration test. This module will teach you two of the best frameworks: Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP.

Easy

13 Sections

Reward: +10

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Learn how to brute force logins for various types of services and create custom wordlists based on your target.

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

17 Sections

Reward: +10

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Blind SQL Injection

Hard

16 Sections

Reward: +100

In this module, we cover blind SQL injection attacks and MSSQL-specific attacks.

Advanced SQL Injections

Hard

12 Sections

Reward: +100

This module covers advanced SQL injection techniques with a focus on white-box testing, Java/Spring and PostgreSQL.

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +10

File Inclusion is a common web application vulnerability, which can be easily overlooked as part of a web application's functionality.

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

12 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Abusing HTTP Misconfigurations

Medium

18 Sections

Reward: +20

HTTPs/TLS Attacks

Medium

15 Sections

Reward: +100

HTTP Attacks

Hard

18 Sections

Reward: +100

This module covers three HTTP vulnerabilities: CRLF Injection, HTTP Request Smuggling, and HTTP/2 Downgrading. These vulnerabilities can arise on the HTTP level in real-world deployment settings utilizing intermediary systems such as reverse proxies in front of the web server. We will cover how to identify, exploit, and prevent each of these vulnerabilities.

Hard

20 Sections

Reward: +100

This module covers three common HTTP vulnerabilities: Web Cache Poisoning, Host Header Vulnerabilities, and Session Puzzling or Session Variable Overloading. These vulnerabilities can arise on the HTTP level due to web server misconfigurations, other systems that have to be considered during real-world deployment such as web caches, or coding mistakes in the web application. We will cover how to identify, exploit, and prevent each of these vulnerabilities.

Attacking Common Applications

Medium

33 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Medium

13 Sections

Reward: +20

Documentation & Reporting

Easy

16 Sections

Reward: +20

WordPress is an open-source Content Management System (CMS) that can be used for multiple purposes.

Easy

8 Sections

Reward: +20

CREST CCT INF Preparation

This is a skill path to prepare you for CREST's CCT INF exam. The following CCT INF syllabus areas (IDs) are covered: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A8, A9, A10, B1, B2, B4, B5, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C7, D1, D2, D5, D9, D10, D13, D14, D15, D18, D19, E1, E2, E3 E6, E7, E8, E9, E11, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18, E19, E20, E25, E26, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, F13, F15, F16, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, G7, G8, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H13, H14, H15, H16, H17, H19, H20, H21, H23, H24, H25, H26, H27, H28, H29, H30, H31, H32, H33, H34, H35, H36, H37, H38, H40, I1, I2, I3, I4, I6, K1, K2, K3, K4, N1, N2. Take your time to complete all related sections and when you are ready you can book your CREST exam through the following link. https://www.crest-approved.org/certification-careers/crest-certifications/crest-certified-infrastructure-tester/

Hard

945 Sections

Required: 12510

Reward: +2630

58 Modules included

Introduction to Networking

Fundamental

21 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

Fundamental

8 Sections

Reward: +10

This module introduces the topic of HTTP web requests and how different web applications utilize them to communicate with their backends.

Introduction to Windows Command Line

Fundamental

17 Sections

Reward: +10

In the Introduction to Web Applications module, you will learn all of the basics of how web applications work and begin to look at them from an information security perspective.

Linux Fundamentals

Fundamental

30 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

This module covers the fundamentals required to work comfortably with the Linux operating system and shell.

Windows Fundamentals

Fundamental

14 Sections

Reward: +10

This module covers the fundamentals required to work comfortably with the Windows operating system.

Easy

23 Sections

Reward: +10

Intro to Network Traffic Analysis

Medium

15 Sections

Reward: +10

Brief Intro to Hardware Attacks

Mini-Module

Medium

8 Sections

Reward: +10

This mini-module concisely introduces hardware attacks, covering Bluetooth risks and attacks, Cryptanalysis Side-Channel Attacks, and vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown. It delves into both historical and modern Bluetooth hacking techniques, explores the principles of cryptanalysis and different side-channel attacks, and outlines microprocessor design, optimisation strategies and vulnerabilities, such as Spectre and Meltdown.

Penetration Testing Process

Fundamental

15 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

Network Enumeration with Nmap

Easy

12 Sections

Reward: +10

Footprinting

Medium

21 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Using the Metasploit Framework

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

OSINT: Corporate Recon

Hard

23 Sections

Reward: +200

OSINT (Open-source Intelligence) is a crucial stage of the penetration testing process. A thorough examination of publicly available information can increase the chances of finding a vulnerable system, gaining valid credentials through password spraying, or gaining a foothold via social engineering. There is a vast amount of publicly available information from which relevant information needs to be selected.

Vulnerability Assessment

Easy

17 Sections

Reward: +10

File Transfers

Medium

10 Sections

Reward: +10

Shells & Payloads

Medium

17 Sections

Reward: +10

Easy

15 Sections

Reward: +10

Password Attacks

Medium

22 Sections

Reward: +10 UPDATED

Attacking Common Services

Medium

19 Sections

Reward: +20

Cracking Passwords with Hashcat

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

This module covers the fundamentals of password cracking using the Hashcat tool.

Introduction to Active Directory

Fundamental

16 Sections

Reward: +10

Active Directory LDAP

Medium

12 Sections

Reward: +200

This module provides an overview of Active Directory (AD), introduces core AD enumeration concepts, and covers enumeration with built-in tools.

Active Directory PowerView

Medium

9 Sections

Reward: +200

This module covers AD enumeration focusing on the PowerView and SharpView tools. We will cover various techniques for enumerating key AD objects that will inform our attacks in later modules.

Active Directory BloodHound

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +100 UPDATED

This module covers AD enumeration focusing on the BloodHound tool. We will cover various techniques for enumerating key AD objects that will inform our attacks in later modules.

Pivoting, Tunneling, and Port Forwarding

Medium

18 Sections

Reward: +20

Active Directory Enumeration & Attacks

Medium

36 Sections

Reward: +20

Kerberos Attacks

Hard

23 Sections

Reward: +100

DACL Attacks I

Mini-Module

Hard

7 Sections

Reward: +100

Using CrackMapExec

Medium

27 Sections

Reward: +100

Active Directory presents a vast attack surface and often requires us to use many different tools during an assessment. The CrackMapExec tool, known as a "Swiss Army Knife" for testing networks, facilitates enumeration, attacks, and post-exploitation that can be leveraged against most any domain using multiple network protocols. It is a versatile and highly customizable tool that should be in any penetration tester's toolbox.

Linux Privilege Escalation

Easy

28 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Windows Privilege Escalation

Medium

33 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Stack-Based Buffer Overflows on Linux x86

Medium

13 Sections

Reward: +10

Stack-Based Buffer Overflows on Windows x86

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +10

This module is your first step into Windows Binary Exploitation, and it will teach you how to exploit local and remote buffer overflow vulnerabilities on Windows machines.

Easy

15 Sections

Reward: +20

Web application penetration testing frameworks are an essential part of any web penetration test. This module will teach you two of the best frameworks: Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP.

Easy

13 Sections

Reward: +10

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Learn how to brute force logins for various types of services and create custom wordlists based on your target.

Easy

10 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

17 Sections

Reward: +10

Introduction to NoSQL Injection

Easy

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Blind SQL Injection

Hard

16 Sections

Reward: +100

In this module, we cover blind SQL injection attacks and MSSQL-specific attacks.

Advanced SQL Injections

Hard

12 Sections

Reward: +100

This module covers advanced SQL injection techniques with a focus on white-box testing, Java/Spring and PostgreSQL.

Medium

12 Sections

Reward: +100

In this module, we will look at exploiting NoSQL injection vulnerabilities, specifically MongoDB, with examples in Python, PHP, and Node.JS.

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +10

File Inclusion is a common web application vulnerability, which can be easily overlooked as part of a web application's functionality.

Medium

11 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

12 Sections

Reward: +20

Medium

14 Sections

Reward: +20

Abusing HTTP Misconfigurations

Medium

18 Sections

Reward: +20

HTTPs/TLS Attacks

Medium

15 Sections

Reward: +100

HTTP Attacks

Hard

18 Sections

Reward: +100

Injection Attacks

Medium

15 Sections

Reward: +100

This module covers three injection attacks: XPath injection, LDAP injection, and HTML injection in PDF generation libraries. While XPath and LDAP injection vulnerabilities can lead to authentication bypasses and data exfiltration, HTML injection in PDF generation libraries can lead to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Local File Inclusion (LFI), and other common web vulnerabilities. We will cover how to identify, exploit, and prevent each of these injection attacks.

Hard

20 Sections

Reward: +100

Attacking Common Applications

Medium

33 Sections

Reward: +20 UPDATED

Medium

13 Sections

Reward: +20