Web application
penetration testing services
Our web application penetration testing services are designed to help you uncover and address vulnerabilities in your web applications, whether they are cloud-hosted, based on traditional 3-tier architectures, or anything in between.
Our web application security testing approach combines manual techniques, business logic exploits and automated tools to maximize vulnerability coverage and uncover critical attack paths that would be used in a real-world hacking scenario.
What you'll get after conducting a Web app pentest:
- High level results & risk management implications for non-technical stakeholders
- Technical report with prioritized vulnerabilities & recommended fixes
- Expert guidance on web application security posture improvement strategies
- Attestation to meet compliance requirements (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, etc.)
What is web application penetration testing?
Vumetric is one of the leading providers of penetration testing services, renowned for our ability to address a broad spectrum of cybersecurity challenges. Our web application pen testing services are specifically designed to identify and mitigate unique cyber threats targeting modern applications. By simulating real-world hacking techniques to identify vulnerabilities, organizations can build resilient countermeasures against modern attacks.
In today’s digital ecosystem, web applications have become more complex and integral to business operations. As a result, they present an appealing target for cyber adversaries. Custom-designed, proprietary, and increasingly intricate web applications introduce complex and diverse security risks. That’s where our specialized expertise comes into play; we go beyond traditional application security assessments to protect against business logic flaws and advanced technical vulnerabilities.
With the tightening of compliance standards like PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, and SOC 2, the cybersecurity landscape is evolving to place more emphasis on web application security. These standards often include application-level security controls, adding another layer of requirements for organizations to navigate. Our web application penetration testing help you achieve compliance efficiently, ensuring that your business operates securely and within regulatory boundaries.
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Receive clear and actionable results
Our penetration reports deliver more than a simple export from a security tool. Each vulnerability is exploited, measured and documented by an experienced specialist to ensure you fully understand its business impact.
Each element of the report provides concise and relevant information that contributes significantly towards improving your security posture and meeting compliance requirements.
Executive summary
High level overview of your security posture, recommendations and risk management implications in a clear non-technical language.
Suited for non-technical stakeholders.
Vulnerabilities & recommendations
Vulnerabilities prioritized by risk level, including technical evidence (screenshots,
requests, etc.) and recommendations to fix each vulnerability.
Suited for your technical team.
Attestation
This document will allow you to meet compliance and regulatory reporting requirements efficiently and with minimal overhead.
Suited for third-parties (clients, auditors, etc).
Why should you perform a web application penetration test?
- Unique security risks
Web apps are often built with unique designs, and this uniqueness can sometimes create security loopholes. These loopholes could allow hackers to manipulate your web application and access sensitive information. - Ongoing updates and security management
Keeping your web application updated is essential, but every new patch or feature can also bring new vulnerabilities. It’s crucial to balance these ongoing updates with rigorous security checks. - Navigating rising cybersecurity standards
As industries evolve, so do cybersecurity standards. Nowadays, many of these standards require penetration testing to ensure your web application meets the latest security guidelines. - Adaptation to evolving threats and exploits
Cyber threats are constantly evolving, becoming more sophisticated every day. Penetration testing helps you adapt by identifying how well your web application can withstand these new challenges.
How will web app pen testing help secure my web applications?
- Uncover hidden vulnerabilities
Discover and fix hidden vulnerabilities, including issues with the internal logic of your web application. Put up strong defenses against common web-based attacks like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), SQL Injection attacks, and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). - Simulate the latest application hacking techniques
Simulate modern hacking methods to see how well your web application can withstand today’s advanced cyber threats. This helps ensure you’re prepared for increasingly sophisticated attacks. - Benchmark with industry-leading security standards
Evaluate your security measures against renowned frameworks like OWASP and MITRE to ensure your defenses meet or exceed industry standards. - Implement effective security measures
Receive in-depth guidance on the security measures you need to protect your web application. Armed with these insights, you can make informed decisions to bolster your cyber defenses.
What will be assessed during a web application penetration test?
- Business logic
Evaluating the app’s workflow, functionalities, and data processing methods to identify potential security flaws. - API interactions
Assessing the interactions with APIs, including request/response handling and error management. - Authentication mechanisms
Testing authentication processes, session management, and access controls for vulnerabilities against unauthorized access. - Data storage and transmission
Analyzing measures for data storage and transmission, ensuring encryption standards are robust against unauthorized access or leaks. - Hosting infrastructure
Reviewing the security of web servers, databases, and cloud configurations where your web application resides to identify potential vulnerabilities. - And more
Including error handling, user input validation, third-party security measures, and other crucial factors.
Web application penetration testing key benefits
Conducting web application security testing is an essential step of the development cycle of your Web Apps.
Enhanced application security
Boost web security by mitigating vulnerabilities like SQL injection, ensuring uninterrupted service.
Achieved compliance
Successfully meet compliance requirements as efficiently as possible (Insurance, SOC 2, PCI, ISO 27001, etc.)
Strategic security investment
Optimize security investments by focusing on critical risks, ensuring higher ROI.
Reduced cyber risk
Identify and address vulnerabilities to minimize breach risks, preventing legal penalties and reputation damage.
Improved development practices
Improve development methodologies to integrate security from the start, leading to more secure web apps.
Increased risk visibility
Gain a deep understanding of your risks and inform management on the current state of your Web Application's security.
OWASP testing methodology
Our tests combine both automatic and in-depth manual penetration testing techniques to maximize vulnerability coverage. We use the OWASP standard as a baseline for our testing methodology to identify vulnerabilities unique to each application.
- Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- Sensitive data exposure
- Unvalidated redirects and forwards
- Components with vulnerabilities
- Missing function level access control
- Injection flaws
- Security misconfiguration
- Insecure Direct Object Reference
- Cross-site request forgery
- Authentification / session management
Our technological expertise
We have performed application security testing projects projects on a wide range of technologies used in modern applications and their underlying hosting infrastructure, such as:
Protecting against the latest cyber threats
Our experts hold the most recognized certifications to proactively protect our clients against modern attack techniques & exploits used to breach their cybersecurity.
Why manual testing should always be prioritized for applications
Automated testing solutions can be a good starting point to improve cybersecurity, but only allow for partial vulnerabilities coverage. To ensure robust application security, manual testing is essential. Here are examples of critical vulnerabilities only identified through manual testing:
Business logic flaws
These vulnerabilities occur when an attacker manipulates the application’s logic to achieve unintended results. Due to the application-specific nature of these flaws, Automated vulnerability scanners often struggle to detect them, making manual web application pentest is crucial for identifying and mitigating these risks.
Privilege escalation
This vulnerability enables attackers to elevate their access level from a lower privilege to a higher one, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or functionality. Automated tools might not be effective in identifying customized implementations, making manual testing a necessary component.
Access control bypass
This vulnerability occurs when an attacker gains unauthorized access to restricted resources by bypassing access control mechanisms. As automated tools may not catch all instances of access control bypass, manual testing is vital to uncover these risks.
Authorization bypass
A vulnerability that allows an attacker to circumvent the authorization process to gain access to restricted resources without proper permissions. Automated scanners might not be able to detect complex bypass scenarios, which is why manual testing is essential.
Non-authenticated access
A vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to gain access to protected resources without providing valid authentication credentials. Automated scanning tools may have difficulty detecting specific scenarios in which authentication is bypassed, highlighting the need for manual testing.
Session management flaws
This vulnerability is related to the improper handling of user sessions, making it possible for attackers to hijack or manipulate user sessions. Automated scanning tools may not be sufficient for finding vulnerabilities in every possible session management issue, making consistent manual testing necessary for accurate identification.
Frequently asked questions about web app pentesting
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When should I conduct a penetration test?
Web application pen test should ideally be performed at least annually to ensure consistent security against evolving threats. Additionally, it’s recommended to conduct a pen test after any significant changes or updates to the application or its hosting infrastructure, as new features, integrations or modifications can introduce new unknown vulnerabilities.
Here are some common use cases for a pentest:
- As part of the development cycle of an application. (To test the security of a new feature/app)
- To comply with security requirements. (3rd-parties, PCI, ISO27001, etc.)
- To secure sensitive data from exfiltration.
- To prevent infections by malware. (Ransomware, spyware, etc.)
- To prevent disruptive cyberattacks. (Such as denial of service)
- As part of a cybersecurity risk management strategy.
All businesses are advised to conduct a penetration test at least once a year, as well as after any significant upgrades or modifications to the company network. Given the rapid rate at which new exploits are discovered, we generally recommend that quarterly tests are performed.
Will the test allow us to meet compliance requirements?
Every year, our web application penetration tests helps a wide range of organizations meet their compliance requirements.
By identifying vulnerabilities in your web apps that require attention and providing recommendations to address them, organizations can easily demonstrate their improved security posture to third-parties.
After corrective measures have been deployed, we go one step further by conducting remediation testing to validate the fixes. This allows us provide an official attestation that the identified vulnerabilities have been successfully remediated. This end-to-end service enables organizations to efficiently meet and maintain compliance standards such as SOC2, ISO27001, PCI-DSS, etc.
How long does a penetration testing project generally last?
The time required to successfully execute a penetration test depends on the scope and type of test. Most penetration tests can be performed within a couple of days, but some can span over several weeks, sometimes even months depending on the complexity of the project.
What is the typical cost of a project?
The cost of a penetration test varies significantly based on the scope of the assessment, making it challenging for providers to provide a reliable price range for a typical project.
In the case of Web App penetration testing, the complexity of the application is the primary factor that influences pricing.
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Which testing methodologies do you follow?
As a leading provider in application security testing, we adhere to globally recognized standards and methodologies. We leverage the OWASP Top 10 to help our clients secure their Web App against the most damaging vulnerabilities found in modern applications, including complex business logic flaws. Beyond that, we also utilize the MITRE ATT&CK framework to comprehensively test the Web App’s security against the latest hacking techniques and strategies. This approach ensures that your application is fortified against attempts to breach modern Web Apps, tamper with critical functions, or access and steal sensitive data.
Is the testing process disruptive to operations?
Our testing methodologies are designed to minimize disruptions. The overwhelming majority of our projects are entirely unnoticeable for our clients. We understand the importance of maintaining operational continuity, and as such, we coordinate closely with your team to ensure minimal operational impact during the testing process when an assessment may cause any impact on in-production systems.
Why Vumetric is a top web application penetration testing provider
Vumetric is an ISO9001-certified provider entirely dedicated to penetration testing with more than 15 years of experience in the industry.
Our application testing approach is focused on manual techniques and business logic exploits to uncover critical attack paths that would be used in a real-world hacking scenario.
With extensive hands-on experience in the field, our team of experts has delivered security testing projects across a wide range of applications, providing actionable insights and acting as trusted advisors to our clients and securing their end users and critical data from breaches.
- Top industry certifications (CISSP, OSCP, CRTO, GWAPT, etc.)
- Fast response time & quick turnover with our in-house team of experts
- Proven testing methodologies (OWASP, MITRE, OSSTMM, etc.)
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