awesome-pentest-cheat-sheets
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Collection of the cheat sheets useful for pentesting
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Security Talks and Videos
General
- PowerShell Cheat Sheet
SANS PowerShell Cheat Sheet from SEC560 Course
- Rawsec's CyberSecurity Inventory
An open-source inventory of tools, resources, CTF platforms and Operating Systems about CyberSecurity. ( )
Security Cheat Sheets
A collection of security cheat sheets
Discovery
- Google Dorks
Google Dorks Hacking Database (Exploit-DB)
- Shodan
Shodan is a search engine for finding specific devices, and device types, that exist online
- ZoomEye
Zoomeye is a Cyberspace Search Engine recording information of devices, websites, services and components etc
Amass
OWASP Network mapping of attack surfaces and external asset discovery using open source information
Enumeration
enum4linux-ng
Python tool for enumerating information from Windows/Samba systems
Exploitation
Empire Cheat Sheet
is a PowerShell and Python post-exploitation framework
- Exploit Development Cheat Sheet
's exploit development in one picture
Java Deserialization Cheat Sheet
A cheat sheet for pentesters about Java Native Binary Deserialization vulnerabilities
- Local File Inclusion (LFI) Cheat Sheet #1
Arr0way's LFI Cheat Sheet
- Local File Inclusion (LFI) Cheat Sheet #2
Aptive's LFI Cheat Sheet
- Metasploit Unleashed
The ultimate guide to the Metasploit Framework
- Metasploit Cheat Sheet
A quick reference guide
PowerSploit Cheat Sheet
is a powershell post-exploitation framework
PHP htaccess Injection Cheat Sheet
htaccess Injection Cheat Sheet by PHP Secure Configuration Checker
- Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet #1
Pentestmonkey Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet
- Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet #2
Arr0way's Reverse Shell Cheat Sheet
- SQL Injection Cheat Sheet
Netsparker's SQL Injection Cheat Sheet
Privilege Escalation / Learn Privilege Escalation
Windows / Linux Local Privilege Escalation Workshop
The Privilege Escalation Workshop covers all known (at the time) attack vectors of local user privilege escalation on both Linux and Windows operating systems and includes slides, videos, test VMs
Privilege Escalation / Linux Privilege Escalation
- Basic Linux Privilege Escalation
Linux Privilege Escalation by
linux-exploit-suggester.sh
Linux privilege escalation auditing tool written in bash (updated)
Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl
Linux Exploit Suggester written in Perl (last update 3 years ago)
Linux_Exploit_Suggester.pl v2
Next-generation exploit suggester based on Linux_Exploit_Suggester (updated)
Linux Soft Exploit Suggester
linux-soft-exploit-suggester finds exploits for all vulnerable software in a system helping with the privilege escalation. It focuses on software packages instead of Kernel vulnerabilities
checksec.sh
bash script to check the properties of executables (like PIE, RELRO, PaX, Canaries, ASLR, Fortify Source)
- linuxprivchecker.py
This script is intended to be executed locally on a Linux box to enumerate basic system info and search for common privilege escalation vectors such as world writable files, misconfigurations, clear-text passwords and applicable exploits (@SecuritySift)
LinEnum
This tool is great at running through a heap of things you should check on a Linux system in the post exploit process. This include file permissions, cron jobs if visible, weak credentials etc.(@Rebootuser)
linPEAS
LinPEAS - Linux Privilege Escalation Awesome Script. Check the Local Linux Privilege Escalation checklist from
MimiPenguin
A tool to dump the login password from the current linux desktop user. Adapted from the idea behind the popular Windows tool mimikatz
Privilege Escalation / Windows Privilege Escalation
PowerUp
Excellent powershell script for checking of common Windows privilege escalation vectors. Written by
Windows Exploit Suggester
Tool for detection of missing security patches on the windows operating system and mapping with the public available exploits
Sherlock
PowerShell script to quickly find missing software patches for local privilege escalation vulnerabilities
Watson
Enumerate missing KBs and suggest exploits for useful Privilege Escalation vulnerabilities
Precompiled Windows Exploits
Collection of precompiled Windows exploits
Tools
- SQLmap Tamper Scripts
SQLmap Tamper Scripts General/MSSQL/MySQL
- Wireshark Display Filters
Filters for the best sniffing tool
Tools Online
- XSS'OR Encoder/Decoder
Online Decoder/Encoder for testing purposes (@evilcos)
- WebGun
WebGun, XSS Payload Creator (@brutelogic)
- Hackvertor
Tool to convert various encodings and generate attack vectors (@garethheyes)
- JSFiddle
Test and share XSS payloads,
Tools Online / Payloads / Genaral
Fuzzdb
Dictionary of attack patterns and primitives for black-box application testing Polyglot Challenge with submitted solutions
SecList
A collection of multiple types of lists used during security assessments. List types include usernames, passwords, URLs, sensitive data grep strings, fuzzing payloads, and many more
Tools Online / Payloads / XSS
XSS Polyglot Payloads #1
Unleashing an Ultimate XSS Polyglot list by 0xsobky
- XSS Polyglot Payloads #2
's XSS
Browser's-XSS-Filter-Bypass-Cheat-Sheet
Excellent List of working XSS bypasses running on the latest version of Chrome / Safari, IE 11 / Edge created by Masato Kinugawa
Tools Online / Write-Ups
Bug Bounty Reference
huge list of bug bounty write-up that is categorized by the bug type (SQLi, XSS, IDOR, etc.)
- Facebook Bug Bounties
Categorized Facebook Bug Bounties write-ups
Tools Online / Learning Platforms / Online
- OWASP Vulnerable Web Applications Directory Project (Online)
List of online available vulnerable applications for learning purposes
- Pentestit labs
Hands-on Pentesting Labs (OSCP style)
- Root-me.org
Hundreds of challenges are available to train yourself in different and not simulated environments
- Vulnhub.com
Vulnerable By Design VMs for practical 'hands-on' experience in digital security
Tools Online / Learning Platforms / Off-Line
Damn Vulnerable Xebia Training Environment
Docker Container including several vurnerable web applications (DVWA,DVWServices, DVWSockets, WebGoat, Juiceshop, Railsgoat, django.NV, Buggy Bank, Mutilidae II and more)
- OWASP Vulnerable Web Applications Directory Project (Offline)
List of offline available vulnerable applications for learning purposes
- Vulnerable SOAP Web Service
a vulnerable SOAP web service lab environment
- Vulnerable Flask Web App
vulnerable Flask Web App lab environment
Tools Online / Wireless Hacking / Tools
wifite2
Full automated WiFi security testing script
Tools Online / Defence Topics
- Docker Security Cheat Sheet
The following tips should help you to secure a container based system
Windows Domain Hardening
A curated list of awesome Security Hardening techniques for Windows
Tools Online / Programming
JavaScript Cheat Sheet
Learn javascript in one picture
Python Cheat Sheet #1
Learn python3 in one picture
Python Cheat Sheet #2
Learn python3 in one picture
- Python Snippets Cheat Sheet
List of helpful re-usable code snippets in Python
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