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Course Overview

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) remains one of the most prevalent and dangerous web vulnerabilities, often leading to severe security breaches. Understanding how XSS exploits work in real-world scenarios is crucial for developers, security professionals, and ethical hackers. “Case Studies of Award-Winning XSS Attacks: Part 2” explores advanced XSS techniques successfully leveraged in security research, shedding light on sophisticated exploitation methods that go beyond basic payloads. By studying these case studies, learners gain a deeper understanding of how attackers manipulate web applications and how to build more robust defenses against such threats.

The course begins with an introduction to the importance of XSS research and its impact on web security. It then examines specific exploitation techniques, starting with XSS via XML, where attackers inject malicious scripts into XML-based data structures. Next, it covers XSS via location.href, demonstrating how manipulating JavaScript’s location object can trigger vulnerabilities. Learners then explore XSS via vbscript:, an outdated yet still relevant attack vector in legacy applications. The course culminates with an in-depth case study on “From XSS to Remote Code Execution”, illustrating how XSS can serve as an initial foothold for executing arbitrary commands on a system. Each module includes a hands-on demonstration, ensuring learners can visualize and comprehend the attack techniques in practice.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to identify advanced XSS exploitation techniques, understand their real-world implications, and apply mitigation strategies to secure web applications against these evolving threats.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn How Hackers Earn a 4-digit Reward ($$$$) per Single XSS
  • Discover How to Find These XSSs Step-by-step in Practice (DEMOS)
  • Become a Successful Bug Hunter
  • Learn From One of The Top Hackers at HackerOne

Program Curriculum

  • Introduction
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council

  • XSS via XML – Overview
  • XSS via XML – Demo
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • XSS via location.href – Overview
  • XSS via location.href – Demo
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • XSS via vbscript: – Overview
  • XSS via vbscript: – Demo
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • From XSS to Remote Code Execution – Overview
  • From XSS to Remote Code Execution – Demo
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Summary
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Instructor

Dawid Czagan

Dawid Czagan (@dawidczagan) is an internationally recognized security researcher and trainer. He is listed among the top hackers at HackerOne. Dawid Czagan has found security vulnerabilities in Google, Yahoo, Mozilla, Microsoft, Twitter and other companies. Due to the severity of many bugs, he received numerous awards for his findings. Dawid Czagan shares his security bug hunting experience in his hands-on trainings “Hacking Web Applications – Case Studies of Award-Winning Bugs in Google, Yahoo, Mozilla and More” and “Black Belt Pentesting / Bug Hunting Millionaire: Mastering Web Attacks with Full-Stack Exploitation”. He delivered security training courses at key industry conferences such as Hack In The Box (Amsterdam), CanSecWest (Vancouver), 44CON (London), Hack In Paris (Paris), DeepSec (Vienna), NorthSec (Montreal), HITB GSEC (Singapore), BruCON (Ghent) and for many corporate clients. His students include security specialists from Oracle, Adobe, ESET, ING, Red Hat, Trend Micro, Philips and the government sector (references are attached to Dawid Czagan's LinkedIn profile (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawid-czagan-85ba3666/). They can also be found here: https://silesiasecuritylab.com/services/training/#opinions). Dawid Czagan is the founder and CEO of Silesia Security Lab – a company which delivers specialized security testing and training services. He is also an author of online security courses. To find out about the latest in Dawid Czagan’s work, you are invited to subscribe to his newsletter (https://silesiasecuritylab.com/newsletter) and follow him on Twitter (@dawidczagan) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawid-czagan-85ba3666/).

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