CAPenX Certified AppSec Pentesting eXpert Exam Preparation Resources

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CAPenX Certified AppSec Pentesting eXpert exam is an intense 7 hours long practical exam. The CAPenX exam can be taken online, anytime (on-demand), and from anywhere. The minimum passing score for CAPenX exam is 65%. The certificate does not have an expiration date. We provide the latest Certified AppSec Pentesting eXpert CAPenX exam preparation resources, which are useful for you to take the test. Free Certified AppSec Pentesting eXpert CAPenX exam preparation resources are available below.

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1. You are tasked with finding exposed login portals of web applications using Google Dorking. Demonstrate how to identify pages that contain login forms using Google Search. Explain the logic behind the dork and how to validate your results.

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2. Your goal is to identify documents indexed by Google that may contain sensitive credentials. Show how to use Google Dorking to locate exposed .env or configuration files.

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3. Find Git repositories accidentally exposed online using Google Dorking. Provide the steps to identify and extract sensitive commit history or source code.

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4. Demonstrate how to use Google Dorking to discover exposed camera or printer interfaces over the internet. Explain how you confirm that the device is actually vulnerable.

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5. You want to locate vulnerable directories or file listings exposed to the internet. Show how to find index of pages revealing file listings using Google Dorks.

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6. As an OSINT investigator, demonstrate how to gather email addresses linked to a target domain using Google Search. Provide detailed steps.

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7. Demonstrate how to use Google Dorking to identify public admin portals that may be exposed. Provide filtering tips to improve accuracy.

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8. You are conducting passive recon on a company. Show how to find old PDF or DOC files uploaded to the site that may contain metadata or internal information.

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9. Using OSINT, show how to find historical snapshots of a website and how this can help in bug bounty or pentesting.

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10. You want to locate exposed WordPress admin pages. Demonstrate how to find them using Google and identify signs of weak security.

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11. Show how to use Google Dorking to discover Trello, Google Docs, or Dropbox links unintentionally shared.

What are the risks?

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12. As an OSINT analyst, show how to gather social media profiles associated with a domain or username.

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13. Demonstrate how to uncover misconfigured Jenkins dashboards indexed by Google and how to assess risk.

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14. Perform an OSINT investigation to find a target's breached passwords using public paste sites and Google.

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15. How can you identify exposed API keys using Google Dorking and what are signs of a valid key?

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16. How can you identify and exploit an Injection (A01:2021) vulnerability in a login form using SQL? Provide a real-world demonstration.

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17. Demonstrate how to detect and exploit a Broken Authentication (A02:2021) vulnerability using a brute- force attack.

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18. How can you detect and exploit a Sensitive Data Exposure (A03:2021) vulnerability using an intercepting proxy like Burp Suite?

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19. Illustrate how to find and exploit an Insecure Design (A04:2021) flaw, using a business logic manipulation example.

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20. Demonstrate how to exploit a Security Misconfiguration (A05:2021) through an exposed admin panel or backup directory.

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21. How can you identify and exploit a Vulnerable and Outdated Component (A06:2021)? Use a known CMS plugin vulnerability as an example.

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22. Demonstrate how to exploit an Identification and Authentication Failures (A07:2021) issue such as user enumeration.

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23. How do you detect and exploit Software and Data Integrity Failures (A08:2021) in CI/CD pipelines or third-party libraries?

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24. Demonstrate how to test for Logging and Monitoring Failures (A09:2021) by attempting unnoticed brute- force or log tampering.

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25. How can you detect and exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability using a URL fetcher

feature?

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26. How do you identify and exploit Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (A03:2021) in both stored and reflected forms? Provide a complete walk-through.

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27. Demonstrate how to exploit Broken Access Control (A01:2021) using horizontal privilege escalation in a user profile system.

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28. How do you detect and exploit a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF C A01:2021) in an account settings feature? Include PoC creation.

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29. How can you identify and exploit an Insecure Deserialization (A08:2021) vulnerability using ysoserial and Burp Suite?

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30. Demonstrate how to identify and exploit an Open Redirect vulnerability that could be used in phishing. Show a working attack scenario.

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31. How can you identify a reflected XSS vulnerability in a search parameter? Provide a step-by-step test scenario.

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32. Demonstrate how to detect and exploit stored XSS in a comment field.

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33. You find a form with client-side JavaScript validation.

How would you bypass it to test for XSS?

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34. How do you exploit DOM-based XSS using the URL hash fragment?

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35. How can you use Burp Suite to test for reflected XSS in hidden fields?

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36. How can you detect XSS through HTTP headers like Referer or User-Agent?

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37. How do you test for XSS in input fields that accept only alphanumeric characters?

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38. How can you use a JavaScript event handler to exploit an image tag in an XSS vulnerability?

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39. Demonstrate using Burp Suite to detect stored XSS in a user profile update form.

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40. How do you confirm that an application is using a vulnerable JavaScript sink that leads to DOM XSS?

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41. How can you identify blind XSS in a feedback form that doesn’t reflect input immediately?

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42. How do you test for XSS in PDF generators or invoice previews?

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43. How do you exploit JavaScript injection through JSON data reflected in HTML context?

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44. How do you bypass basic WAF filters that block <script> tags for XSS?

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45. How do you identify reflected XSS that is only triggered on mobile browsers or legacy devices?

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46. How can you identify a classic SQL Injection in a login form? Provide a detailed testing and exploitation process.

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47. How do you detect and exploit a SQLi vulnerability in a URL GET parameter?

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48. How do you test for Blind SQL Injection using a login page with no error messages?

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49. How can you use time-based SQLi to detect vulnerabilities in pages with no visible output?

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50. How do you test for SQL Injection via HTTP headers?

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51. How do you exploit SQLi to extract database names manually using UNION-based injection?

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52. How do you bypass input filters like --, OR, and ' in SQL injection?

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53. How do you extract credentials from a MySQL database using SQLi manually?

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54. How can you identify second-order SQL Injection?

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55. How do you exploit SQLi in a search field that uses AJAX/JSON?

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56. How do you test and exploit SQLi in a multi-step form submission?

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57. How do you exfiltrate data via out-of-band SQL injection (OOB)?

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58. How do you perform stacked query injection and what’s the impact?

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59. How do you detect SQLi in cookies or session tokens?

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60. How do you detect SQL Injection in mobile APIs or thick client applications?

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61. How do you identify if an XML parser is vulnerable to XXE using a simple DOCTYPE test?

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62. How can you use XXE to read server-side files like /etc/passwd?

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63. How do you confirm an out-of-band XXE vulnerability using DNS?

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64. How do you test a SOAP web service for XXE vulnerability using Burp?

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65. How do you exploit a blind XXE vulnerability to determine if the server is making outbound HTTP requests?

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66. How can you detect and exploit a base64-encoded XXE vulnerability?

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67. How do you determine whether an application supports parameter entities (Billion Laughs attack)?

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68. How do you test for XXE in image upload features (SVG)?

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69. How do you identify XXE in SAML-based authentication requests?

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70. How do you check for XXE in mobile or thick client apps communicating via XML?

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71. How do you test for XXE in file upload forms that accept .xml or .plist files?

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72. How can you use XXE to scan internal services via SSRF?

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73. How can you use external DTDs to extend XXE capabilities?

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74. How do you identify if a web form is vulnerable to CSRF?

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75. How do you craft a CSRF Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for a vulnerable email change feature?

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76. How can you test if a CSRF token is static or predictable?

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77. How can you test CSRF protection in an API that uses Bearer tokens or JWTs?

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78. How do you use Burp Suite to replay a CSRF attack and test token behavior?

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79. How can you detect CSRF in HTTP GET requests?

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80. How do you detect CSRF in mobile or thick client APIs?

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81. How do you identify if SameSite cookies protect against CSRF?

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82. How can you exploit CSRF in JSON-based APIs using content-type bypass?

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83. How do you test CSRF protection in Single Page Applications (SPA) with JavaScript frameworks?

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84. How do you verify if CORS misconfigurations allow CSRF in APIs?

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85. How do you test logout or account deletion endpoints for CSRF?

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86. How do you use a CSRF token leak from a referrer or URL parameter?

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87. How can you determine if a CSRF token is tied to the user session?

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88. How do you detect CSRF when actions require minimal interaction, like “liking” a post?

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89. How do you identify weak hashing (e.g., MD5 or SHA1) used for password storage during a pentest?

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90. How do you exploit a system using predictable or reused encryption IVs in CBC mode?

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91. How can you detect insecure ECB mode usage in a block cipher?

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92. How can you exploit timing differences in HMAC verification to leak key information?

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93. How do you detect and exploit JWTs using the 'none' algorithm vulnerability?

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94. How can you exploit weak symmetric keys used in JWTs (e.g., secret = "admin")?

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95. How do you exploit improperly implemented XOR-based ciphers in captured communication?

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96. How do you test for padding oracle vulnerabilities in CBC mode?

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97. How do you test for broken certificate validation in a TLS client?

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98. How do you extract credentials or keys from memory of a process using encryption?

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99. How do you detect insecure RSA key generation or reuse in web apps or IoT?

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100. How can you use a known-plaintext attack on improperly implemented encryption?

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101. How do you exploit insecure digital signature verification in JWT RS256 to HS256 downgrade?

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102. How can you test for insecure storage of cryptographic secrets in web apps?

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103. How do you exploit weak entropy in session/token generation?

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104. How do you identify Java serialized object data in a request?

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105. How do you exploit an insecure Java deserialization endpoint using ysoserial?

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106. How do you identify .NET BinaryFormatter deserialization vulnerabilities?

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107. How can you exploit insecure Python pickle deserialization in a web app?

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108. How do you detect deserialization via insecure PHP unserialize()?

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109. How do you exploit unsafe deserialization in Ruby applications using Marshal.load()?

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110. How do you use Burp Suite to identify and test deserialization via cookies?

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111. How do you use gadget chains to craft payloads in Java deserialization?

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112. How do you detect insecure YAML deserialization in Python or Ruby apps?

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113. How do you fingerprint the backend language to tailor deserialization attacks?

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114. How do you test blind deserialization when there's no visible response?

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115. How do you verify whether a PHP app unserializes user data but restricts class usage?

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CAPenX Certified AppSec Pentesting eXpert Exam Preparation Resources

CAPenX Certified AppSec Pentesting eXpert Exam Preparation Resources

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