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Discovering wp-admin.php URLs in Wordpress With GravityForms
Apr 05, 2023 Juan Pablo Gomez Postigo

Discovering wp-admin.php URLs in Wordpress With GravityForms

By targeting a specific endpoint and passing in a random string, GravityForms will prompt users to authenticate first. This results in the unauthenticated user being redirected to the obscured administrative login page for /wp-admin.
Password Spraying Self-Hosted Microsoft Services
Jan 09, 2023 Sprocket Security

Password Spraying Self-Hosted Microsoft Services

Self-hosted Microsoft services, such as Exchange and Skype for Business, are ideal targets for password spraying attacks. Learn more about how these threats work and how to protect your business.
Reliable Username Enumeration: A step-by-step guide
Mar 25, 2021 Nicholas Anastasi

Reliable Username Enumeration: A step-by-step guide

Collecting and validating an organization’s employee base is critical for any successful offensive information security operation.
Launching a pentest: How to discover related DNS records
Jan 12, 2021 Nicholas Anastasi

Launching a pentest: How to discover related DNS records

When starting a penetration test, we first try to discover domains associated with our target apex domain. To help you navigate this part of the process, we’re going to detail it, highlighting tips and tricks for working around registrant privacy services and other roadblocks you may face.
Discovering Active Directory Controllers in your Client Network
Oct 30, 2020 Nicholas Anastasi

Discovering Active Directory Controllers in your Client Network

After initially accessing an internal network during a penetration test, you need to find out what the Active Directory (AD) infrastructure looks like. Here, we’re going to examine methods for this process from both Windows and Linux, so you have an approach in your back pocket that fits your needs.
Passive Internal Recon in Continuous Pentesting
Sep 14, 2020 Nicholas Anastasi

Passive Internal Recon in Continuous Pentesting

When we launch continuous penetration testing in a new network, we don't want to raise suspicion of our presence. For one reason, we may be able to get credentials without doing anything intrusive at all. To do it, we use packet captures and some external tooling. Below, we’ll break down how to do it, along with a few of our favorite...