Course Overview

Remote Code Execution (RCE) is one of the most dangerous and profitable vulnerabilities in the world of ethical hacking and bug bounty hunting. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on a remote server, often leading to full system compromise. Understanding how RCE works—and how it can be exploited through various vectors—is crucial for any security professional aiming to detect, prevent, or ethically leverage these flaws for responsible disclosure and significant rewards.

This course begins with an overview of how seemingly low-risk vulnerabilities like SQL Injection or software version disclosure can escalate into full-blown RCE attacks. It then dives into hands-on demonstrations, including RCE via file upload and deserialization techniques. Each section features both a conceptual explanation and a practical demo, allowing learners to see real-world exploitation scenarios step-by-step and understand the pathways attackers might take to gain unauthorized access.

By the end, you’ll understand how multiple attack vectors can lead to RCE, and how identifying these paths can lead to bigger bounties and better defenses.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how hackers earn a 5-digit reward per single RCE (Remote Code Execution)
  • Explore different types of RCE attacks
  • Discover how to find these RCEs 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
  • Chapter 1 Quiz

  • From SQL Injection to Remote Code Execution - Overview
  • From SQL Injection to Remote Code Execution - Demo
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • From Disclosure of Software Version to Remote Code Execution - Overview
  • From Disclosure of Software Version to Remote Code Execution - Demo
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • Remote Code Execution via File Upload - Overview
  • Remote Code Execution via File Upload – Demo
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Remote Code Execution via Deserialization – Overview
  • Remote Code Execution via Deserialization – Demo

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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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