Devoxx Greece 2024 - Capture The Flag (CTF) By HackTheBox by Panos Petsanas

Join Panos Petsanas at Devoxx Greece 2024 for a hands-on CTF experience, exploring real-world security vulnerabilities, including access control, IDOR, XSS, and SSL/TLS, and learn the importance of security, privacy, and penetration testing.

Key takeaways
  • Access control vulnerability, not sanitising user input
  • IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference) vulnerability
  • Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack
  • Not having SSL/TLS (HTTPS)
  • Importance of security and privacy
  • Role of a penetration tester
  • Burp, a proxy for pen testing
  • Plugging in, actively participating, and learning from real-world challenges
  • Having a clear understanding of security concepts and best practices
  • Writing scripts, coding, and programming
  • Importance of following security protocols and maintaining privacy
  • Use of a proxy to test for vulnerabilities
  • Observation of security issues and finding solutions
  • IDOR vulnerability is an insecure practice
  • Session cookies can be stolen or manipulated
  • Importance of keeping cookies and passwords safe
  • Importance of sanitizing user input
  • Session cookies can be changed or manipulated
  • IDOR vulnerability can be exploited
  • Importance of using SSL/TLS (HTTPS)
  • XSS attack is a serious security issue
  • Plugging in and actively participating in security challenges