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Web Application Attacks for Offensive Security Professionals

Web applications are an important attack vector and can often provide a foothold on your target. This course will teach you the web exploitation needed for the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) exam.

Advanced
2h 2m

Created by Ricardo Reimao

Last Updated Mar 03, 2026

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Web Application Attacks for Offensive Security Professionals

Web applications are an important attack vector and can often provide a foothold on your target. This course will teach you the web exploitation needed for the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) exam.

Advanced
2h 2m

Created by Ricardo Reimao

Last Updated Mar 03, 2026

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What you'll learn

During a penetration test or the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) exam, web applications are a fundamental threat vector. They usually contain vulnerabilities that can lead to remote code execution, giving you a foothold on your target.

In this course, Web Application Attacks for Offensive Security Professionals, you’ll learn how to exploit web applications.

First, you’ll explore the main enumeration techniques to identify potential entry points. Next, you’ll discover how to exploit SQL injections, authentication bypasses, and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Finally, you’ll learn how to leverage file inclusions and file uploads to gain remote code execution on your target.

When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of web application attacks needed for the OSCP exam.

Web Application Attacks for Offensive Security Professionals
Advanced
2h 2m
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Ricardo Reimao - Pluralsight course - Web Application Attacks for Offensive Security Professionals
Ricardo Reimao
67 courses 4.7 author rating 600 ratings

Ricardo is a Cybersecurity Consultant based in Toronto (Canada). He has 10+ years of IT experience, 6 of them in the IT Security field. His main interests are: SIEM solutions (IBM QRadar), Enterprise Security Risk, Penetration Testing, Security processes/procedures and Network Security.

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