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Penetration Testing

Web Application Penetration Testing

Find real vulnerabilities and write findings developers can fix.

  • 10 modules
  • 20 labs
  • ~32 hours
  • Advanced
Cover artwork for Web Application Penetration Testing, an advanced-level Penetration Testing course with 10 modules and 20 hands-on labs.
  • Hands-on Labs
  • Projects
  • Certificate

Course overview

An advanced, hands-on offensive course covering the modern web attack surface: authentication, access control, injection, SSRF, deserialisation and business logic flaws.

You test intentionally vulnerable applications you deploy yourself, then produce professional findings with reproduction steps, impact and remediation.

What you will be able to do

  • Run a structured web application penetration test
  • Exploit access control, injection and SSRF classes reliably
  • Chain low-severity issues into meaningful impact
  • Write findings with accurate CVSS and remediation guidance
  • Produce a client-quality penetration test report

Curriculum

Labs you will build

PrimeSec does not hand you a pre-built machine. You get professional lab guides and build the environment yourself — that is where the skill comes from.

  • Deploy a vulnerable application stack locally
  • Map an application's full authenticated surface
  • Exploit an IDOR to access another tenant's data
  • Extract data via blind SQL injection
  • Escalate SSRF to internal service access
  • Bypass a flawed MFA implementation
  • Chain three low findings into a critical
  • Write and peer-review a finding

Portfolio projects

  • A complete penetration test report for a target application
  • A reusable testing checklist and methodology document
  • A remediation retest summary

Frequently asked questions

Do you provide the lab environment?

No — and that is intentional. PrimeSec gives you professional lab guides that teach you to build and configure the environment yourself using your own machine, Hyper-V, VMware, VirtualBox, Docker, or a cloud free tier. Building and troubleshooting the environment is part of the skill.

Is this course self-paced?

Web Application Penetration Testing is self-paced. Lessons, knowledge checks, labs and projects unlock in order so you always know what to do next.

Do I get a certificate?

You receive a PrimeSec course completion certificate once every module, lab and project requirement is met. It demonstrates completion and practical work — not an accredited industry certification.

Will cloud labs cost me money?

Labs are designed around free tiers and local virtualisation wherever possible, and every cloud lab includes cleanup steps so you do not leave billable resources running.

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