Report Template

Confidentiality Statement

The contents of this document are confidential and intended solely for the use of the recipient. This report may not be shared, copied, or distributed without explicit written permission from the author or affiliated training provider.

This report was generated as part of a certification examination or assessment simulation. The systems and applications tested are part of a controlled lab environment. All vulnerabilities described herein were identified in a fictional or intentionally vulnerable environment and do not pose any real-world risk.

This document does not constitute legal or professional advice.

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Contact Information

Name	Role	Contact
Jane Tester	Candidate / Security Tester	jane.tester@example.com
Exam Proctor	Instructor / Reviewer	proctor@exampleprovider.com

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Executive Summary

This document outlines the findings from a web application penetration test performed as part of a certification assessment. The goal of the test was to identify security weaknesses in the provided web application(s), simulate potential exploitation, and recommend appropriate remediation strategies.

The assessment focused on application-layer vulnerabilities and followed industry-standard methodologies to simulate real-world attack scenarios.

Methodology

The web penetration test covered a wide range of common and advanced vulnerabilities in both web applications and APIs. The assessment included testing for authentication and authorization attacks, broken access control, server-side request forgery (SSRF), advanced SQL and NoSQL injection, file inclusion, XML External Entity (XXE) injection, cross-site scripting (XSS) including filter bypasses, JSON Web Token (JWT) attacks, mass assignment vulnerabilities, open redirects, race conditions, excessive data exposure, and command injection.

A combination of manual testing and automated scanning tools was used to identify, validate, and document vulnerabilities, ensuring a thorough evaluation of the target environment.

Scope

The assessment was limited to the web applications and services explicitly included in the exam lab. Testing was confined to:

Application / URL	Description
http://target.local/	Main application interface
http://api.target.local/	Backend API service
http://admin.target.local/	Admin portal (if applicable)

No testing was performed against any systems or endpoints outside the lab-provided environment.

Summary of Findings

Several security issues were identified during the test, including vulnerabilities related to input handling, access control, and misconfigurations. These were categorized as follows:

• Critical: 1
• High: 2
• Medium: 2
• Low: 1
• Informational: 1

All identified issues are outlined with reproduction steps, potential impacts, and recommended fixes.

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Vulnerability Summary

Critical	High	Medium	Low	Informational
1	2	2	1	1

ID	Title	Severity	Recommendation
WPT-001	SQL Injection in Login Form	Critical	Use parameterized queries; validate and sanitize all inputs.
WPT-002	Broken Access Control on Admin Panel	High	Implement server-side role-based access control.
WPT-003	Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Search Feature	High	Encode output; sanitize user input.
WPT-004	Verbose Error Messages in API	Medium	Handle errors generically in production environments.
WPT-005	Insecure HTTP Headers	Low	Add missing headers like CSP, HSTS, and X-Content-Type-Options.
WPT-006	Directory Listing Enabled on /uploads/	Informational	Disable autoindexing in the web server configuration.

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Technical Findings

WPT-001: SQL Injection in Login Form

Severity	Critical
Affected URL	http://target.local/login
Impact	Full authentication bypass and data exposure via backend SQL queries
Description	User input was unsafely concatenated into an SQL query.
References	OWASP SQL Injection

Reproduction Steps

1. Navigate to the login page.
2. Submit payload: ' OR '1'='1 as the username.
3. Observe successful login without valid credentials.

Evidence

(Screenshot of successful login or captured response.)

Remediation

• Use prepared statements or ORM frameworks.
• Sanitize and validate input at both client and server levels.
• Implement logging and alerting for abnormal login activity.

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Appendix

Severity Ratings

The table below defines the severity levels used in this report, along with their corresponding CVSS v3.1 score ranges:

Severity	CVSS v3.1 Score Range	Description
Critical	9.0 – 10.0	Easily exploitable; leads to full compromise or widespread impact. Requires immediate remediation.
High	7.0 – 8.9	Significant risk to data or application integrity. Should be addressed as a priority.
Medium	4.0 – 6.9	May be leveraged in specific conditions or in combination with other flaws. Address in a timely way.
Low	0.1 – 3.9	Limited impact. Fix as part of regular maintenance.
Informational	N/A	No direct vulnerability. May highlight configuration observations or defense recommendations.