Permanent research collection

Testing playbooks

Repeatable, detection-first workflows with preconditions, evidence checkpoints, tools, and source links.

beginner

Full Recon Methodology

End-to-end attack-surface mapping: from a root domain to a prioritized list of live, interesting hosts.

beginner

Subdomain Takeover

Find dangling DNS records pointing to de-provisioned cloud services you can re-claim.

intermediate

IDOR & Broken Access Control

Systematically test whether one user can reach another user's objects or actions.

advanced

Account Takeover

Chain weaknesses in auth, reset, and session flows to seize another user's account.

intermediate

API Hunting Methodology

Discover, understand, and abuse API surface - usually where the real vulns hide.

advanced

AI / LLM Application Testing

Test LLM-backed features the way 2026 programs scope them: prompt injection (direct and indirect), insecure output handling, and over-privileged agents/tools. Aligned to the OWASP LLM Top 10 (2025).

advanced

SSRF Hunting

Find server-side request forgery, then pivot to metadata and internal services.

advanced

HTTP Request Smuggling

Exploit disagreements between a front-end proxy and back-end server on where one request ends, to poison the connection of the next user.

advanced

Web Cache Poisoning & Deception

Get a malicious response cached and served to other users, or trick the cache into storing sensitive pages.

advanced

Prototype Pollution (client & server)

Inject properties into Object.prototype to change app behavior - client-side DOM XSS or server-side RCE via gadget chains.

advanced

OAuth & SSO Misconfiguration

Abuse loose redirect and state handling in OAuth flows to steal tokens and take over accounts.

intermediate

JWT Attacks

Forge or tamper JSON Web Tokens by abusing weak verification.

intermediate

CORS Misconfiguration

Abuse permissive cross-origin policies to read authenticated responses from a victim's browser.

intermediate

XXE Injection

Abuse XML external entity parsing to read files, perform SSRF, or exfiltrate data out-of-band.

intermediate

File Upload to RCE

Turn a file upload into code execution by defeating type/extension checks.

intermediate

GraphQL Abuse

Enumerate and attack GraphQL: schema recovery, authorization gaps, and resource abuse.

advanced

Race Conditions (single-packet attack)

Exploit small timing windows where the app checks-then-acts, to double-spend, bypass limits, or over-redeem.

intermediate

Business Logic Flaws

Break the intended rules of a workflow - the bugs scanners never find.

advanced

Dependency Confusion & Supply Chain

Discover internal package names and (with authorization) demonstrate how a public look-alike could be pulled into builds.

intermediate

Git & CI/CD Secret Recon

Find leaked credentials and internal detail across code, git history, and exposed CI artifacts.

advanced

Scaling: Automation & Monitoring

Move from one-off scans to continuous coverage that pings you when a target's attack surface changes.