Social Engineering Techniques and Other Exploits

This document provides an overview of various social engineering techniques and other exploits in cybersecurity, with a focus on practical application and testing scenarios.

Table of Contents

• Social Engineering Techniques
• Other Exploits

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Social Engineering Techniques

Phishing, Pretexting, Baiting

• Phishing: Creating fake websites or emails to trick users into revealing sensitive information.
• Pretexting: Fabricating scenarios to obtain privileged data.
• Baiting: Offering something enticing to compromise security.

Typo Squatting

• Dnstwister: Use tools like dnstwister to identify similar-looking domain names that can be used for typo squatting.

Other Exploits

Logic Flaws, CSRF

• Logic Flaws: Identifying and exploiting logical errors in applications.
• CSRF: Testing if the application is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery.

Subdomain Takeover

• Techniques for identifying vulnerable subdomains, potentially leading to unauthorized control.

Clickjacking

• Testing for UI redress vulnerabilities where users can be tricked into clicking unintended elements.

SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

• Identifying and exploiting SSRF vulnerabilities by manipulating server-side requests.

XXE (XML External Entity) Injection

• Testing for XXE vulnerabilities in applications processing XML.

Deserialization Flaws

• Exploiting unsafe deserialization that can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

WebSockets Security Testing

• Assessing security aspects of WebSockets in web applications.

CORS Misconfigurations

• Testing for Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) issues that might expose data.

IDOR (Insecure Direct Object References)

• Identifying and exploiting IDOR vulnerabilities.

Memory Corruption Exploits

• Exploiting vulnerabilities related to memory corruption.

Container Security Assessment

• Testing security in containerized environments like Docker, Kubernetes.

Cloud Storage Security

• Assessing security in cloud storage solutions like AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage.

Frontend Framework Vulnerabilities

• Security considerations in frameworks like Angular, React.

Mobile App Integration

• Testing vulnerabilities in the interaction between web and mobile applications.

Web Application Protocol Testing

• Testing protocols like MQTT, CoAP in IoT environments.

Blockchain Integration

• Assessing security in blockchain-integrated applications.

Machine Learning Model Exploitation

• Testing vulnerabilities in Machine Learning models.

Side-Channel Attacks

• Identifying and exploiting side-channel attacks like timing attacks.

Security Headers Analysis

• Testing for HTTP security headers to assess web application security.

Note: Always ensure that your testing is ethical, legal, and authorized. Unauthorized testing can result in serious legal consequences.