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common-pentest-methodology

PTES-aligned penetration testing methodology for backend, frontend, and mobile. Provides attack taxonomy, exploit techniques per vulnerability class, and platform-specific test matrices. Use when executing pentest workflow, planning security assessments, mapping attack surfaces, or building threat models.

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  • references/compliance-mapping.md4.2 KB
  • references/continuous-pentest.md3.4 KB
  • references/exploit-techniques.md4.6 KB
  • references/owasp-mobile.md2.8 KB
  • references/platform-recon.md4.8 KB
  • references/report-template.md2.8 KB
  • references/threat-modeling.md2.6 KB

SKILL.md (original)

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Penetration Testing Methodology (PTES-Aligned)

Priority: P0 (CRITICAL)

Always-Apply Rules

  • No Exploit = No Report: Every finding requires reproducible Proof-of-Concept. Hypotheses without PoC are discarded.
  • No Production Testing: All dynamic probes target local/staging only. Confirm authorization before Phase 1.
  • No Single-Platform Bias: Assess backend, frontend, AND mobile surfaces when in-scope.

Workflow

Load alongside /pentest workflow. Provides methodology backbone for all 7 phases.

  1. Scope → Define test mode (whitebox/greybox/blackbox), platforms, exclusions.
  2. Recon → Build asset inventory per platform. See platform-recon.
  3. Threat Model → Rank endpoints by risk. See threat-modeling.
  4. Analyze → Run vulnerability matrix across all domains. Load common-owasp, common-security-audit, common-dast-tooling.
  5. Exploit → Validate each finding with PoC. See exploit-techniques.
  6. Post-Exploit → Assess blast radius, lateral movement, privilege escalation.
  7. Report → Audit-grade output with CVSS scoring. See report-template and compliance-mapping.

Platform Coverage Matrix

DomainBackend/APIFrontend/WebMobile (iOS/Android)
InjectionSQLi, CMDi, NoSQLi, LDAPiTemplate injection, DOM sinksContent provider SQLi, Intent injection
XSSResponse encodingDOM XSS, innerHTML, framework bypassesWebView loadUrl, JavaScript bridges
AuthJWT, OAuth, Session, MFAToken storage, session managementKeychain/Keystore, biometric bypass
AuthZBOLA/IDOR, BFLA, Mass AssignmentClient-side role gatesLocal permission checks without server
SSRFHTTP client + user URLSSR with user-supplied URLCustom scheme fetching arbitrary URLs
Business LogicRace conditions, workflow bypassClient-only validation, price tamperIAP bypass, receipt validation skip
CryptoWeak hash, missing TLSHTTP calls, weak CSPMissing cert pin, cleartext traffic
ConfigCORS, debug mode, headersSource maps, debug flags in proddebuggable=true, ATS exceptions
Deps/SCAnpm audit, pip-audit, cargo auditBundle vuln analysispod audit, Gradle dependency scan
SecretsEntropy + regex + livenessSecrets in JS bundlesKeys in BuildConfig/Info.plist
LLM/AIPrompt injection, excessive agencyOutput to DOM sinksAgent tools without confirmation

Continuous & Compliance Execution

  • Continuous Testing: Execute Delta scans on PRs or Replay regression PoCs. See continuous-pentest.
  • Compliance Mapping: Map findings to SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or OWASP MASVS. See compliance-mapping.

Anti-Patterns

  • No "scan and dump": Raw tool output not a pentest. Correlate findings across SAST + DAST + manual.
  • No severity inflation: Theoretical risk without exploit evidence ≠ confirmed vulnerability.
  • No happy-path-only: Test error states, edge cases, race conditions, not just golden flow.

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