Publication detail

Efficient Web Application Mapping During the Reconnaissance Phase of Penetration Testing

LAZAROV, W. MARTINÁSEK, Z.

Original Title

Efficient Web Application Mapping During the Reconnaissance Phase of Penetration Testing

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper presents the ptwebdiscover, an advanced tool designed for web application mapping in the reconnaissance phase of penetration testing. Unlike most available tools, it operates using multiple threads, boasts modularity, and enhances testing capabilities. Notable features include the implementation of a brute force method for searching shorter file names and the ability to mark specific locations in tested URLs for string insertion. The paper provides comprehensive details about the tool's multi-threaded implementation, intelligent backup searches, and comparisons with other web application penetration testing tools. Furthermore, ptwebdiscover has been seamlessly integrated into the Penterep platform, providing a significant advantage during manual web application penetration testing.

Keywords

Penterep; ptwebdiscover; penetration testing; OWASP; web application

Authors

LAZAROV, W.; MARTINÁSEK, Z.

Released

5. 12. 2023

Publisher

IEEE

Location

Ghent, Belgium

ISBN

979-8-3503-9328-6

Book

2023 15th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (ICUMT)

Pages from

146

Pages to

151

Pages count

6

URL

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10333274

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT185696,
  author="Willi {Lazarov} and Zdeněk {Martinásek}",
  title="Efficient Web Application Mapping During the Reconnaissance Phase of Penetration Testing",
  booktitle="2023 15th International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (ICUMT)",
  year="2023",
  pages="146--151",
  publisher="IEEE",
  address="Ghent, Belgium",
  doi="10.1109/ICUMT61075.2023.10333274",
  isbn="979-8-3503-9328-6",
  url="https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10333274"
}