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# EXAM Guidelines


Vulnerability Targeting Matrix (Final Exam Edition)


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<h1 style="color: darkblue; font-size: 32px;">🔥 Vulnerability Targeting Matrix (Final Exam Edition)</h1>

<!-- 1. Business Logic Vulnerabilities -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">1. Business Logic Vulnerabilities</h2>

<table style="width:100%; border-collapse: collapse;">
<thead>
<tr style="background-color: lightblue; color: white; font-weight: bold;">
<th>Vulnerability</th>
<th>Example CVE(s)</th>
<th>Target App Type</th>
<th>Responsible Component</th>
<th>Pre-Target Indicators</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
<tr>
<td>Logic Bypass in Checkout Flow</td>
<td>CVE-2023-30535, CVE-2021-22911</td>
<td>E-commerce, SaaS with payment modules</td>
<td>Payment workflow handler, cart API</td>
<td>Promo code misuse, price not validated on server</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Abuse of API Endpoints for Unintended Actions</td>
<td>CVE-2023-27524, CVE-2022-22965</td>
<td>Web apps with exposed API</td>
<td>API Gateway, business logic controller</td>
<td>API allows role change without admin approval</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<!-- 2. Authentication Vulnerabilities -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">2. Authentication Vulnerabilities</h2>

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<thead>
<tr style="background-color: lightblue; color: white; font-weight: bold;">
<th>Vulnerability</th>
<th>Example CVE(s)</th>
<th>Target App Type</th>
<th>Responsible Component</th>
<th>Pre-Target Indicators</th>[](https://)
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
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<td>Broken Login Mechanism</td>
<td>CVE-2023-22515, CVE-2021-26855</td>
<td>CMS, ERP, Custom portals</td>
<td>Auth controller, session handler</td>
<td>Login form without rate limit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>JWT Token Forgery / Weak Secret</td>
<td>CVE-2022-21661, CVE-2020-26217</td>
<td>Single Page Apps, APIs</td>
<td>Token generator, JWT verification</td>
<td>Exposed public key or predictable secret</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<!-- 3. Authorization Vulnerabilities -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">3. Authorization Vulnerabilities</h2>

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<thead>
<tr style="background-color: lightblue; color: white; font-weight: bold;">
<th>Vulnerability</th>
<th>Example CVE(s)</th>
<th>Target App Type</th>
<th>Responsible Component</th>
<th>Pre-Target Indicators</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
<tr>
<td>IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)</td>
<td>CVE-2021-21315, CVE-2022-22947</td>
<td>Social media, file sharing</td>
<td>Resource access controller</td>
<td>Incremental IDs in URLs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Privilege Escalation via Role Tampering</td>
<td>CVE-2023-28115, CVE-2021-35211</td>
<td>SaaS, Admin panels</td>
<td>Role management service</td>
<td>Client-side role checks only</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<!-- 4. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) to SSRF -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">4. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) to SSRF</h2>

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<thead>
<tr style="background-color: lightblue; color: white; font-weight: bold;">
<th>Vulnerability</th>
<th>Example CVE(s)</th>
<th>Target App Type</th>
<th>Responsible Component</th>
<th>Pre-Target Indicators</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
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<td>Reflected XSS to SSRF</td>
<td>CVE-2022-36067, CVE-2021-22963</td>
<td>Any app with file fetch API</td>
<td>Input handler, SSRF-prone backend</td>
<td>User input reflected in URL fetch requests</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Stored XSS to SSRF via Admin Panel</td>
<td>CVE-2022-22965, CVE-2023-22952</td>
<td>CMS, Blog platforms</td>
<td>Stored XSS injection point, internal fetcher</td>
<td>Rich text field processed by backend crawler</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<!-- 5. SQL Injection -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">5. SQL Injection (SQLi)</h2>

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<thead>
<tr style="background-color: lightblue; color: white; font-weight: bold;">
<th>Vulnerability</th>
<th>Example CVE(s)</th>
<th>Target App Type</th>
<th>Responsible Component</th>
<th>Pre-Target Indicators</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
<tr>
<td>Union-based SQLi</td>
<td>CVE-2023-31248, CVE-2021-27905</td>
<td>Web apps with search/filter</td>
<td>Query builder</td>
<td>Unescaped input in search</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Blind SQLi (Time-based)</td>
<td>CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2022-22965</td>
<td>Login forms, API filters</td>
<td>ORM, query executor</td>
<td>Boolean-based responses</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<!-- 6. Command Injection -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">6. Command Injection</h2>

<table style="width:100%; border-collapse: collapse;">
<thead>
<tr style="background-color: lightblue; color: white; font-weight: bold;">
<th>Vulnerability</th>
<th>Example CVE(s)</th>
<th>Target App Type</th>
<th>Responsible Component</th>
<th>Pre-Target Indicators</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
<tr>
<td>Direct OS Command Injection</td>
<td>CVE-2023-25194, CVE-2021-41773</td>
<td>File conversion tools, image processors</td>
<td>System call handler</td>
<td>User input sent to shell commands</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Command Injection via File Upload</td>
<td>CVE-2023-23946, CVE-2021-42013</td>
<td>CMS, CI/CD systems</td>
<td>Upload parser, post-processing script</td>
<td>Uploaded files processed with system commands</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<!-- 7. Cross-Site Shifting → SSRF Chain -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">7. Cross-Site Shifting → SSRF Chain</h2>

<table style="width:100%; border-collapse: collapse;">
<thead>
<tr style="background-color: lightblue; color: white; font-weight: bold;">
<th>Vulnerability</th>
<th>Example CVE(s) / Reports</th>
<th>Target App Type</th>
<th>Responsible Component</th>
<th>Pre-Target Indicators</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody style="color: black; background-color: #f9f9f9;">
<tr>
<td>Subdomain XSS → Main Domain Hijack</td>
<td>Slack 2023, Shopify 2022</td>
<td>Multi-subdomain SaaS, corporate panels</td>
<td>Admin browser, cookie scope</td>
<td>Wildcard cookies, document.domain relaxation</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>XSS in Internal Tool → SSRF</td>
<td>Atlassian Jira older versions</td>
<td>Internal admin portals</td>
<td>Admin browser, internal fetcher</td>
<td>Admin-only URLs in JS, fetch requests to internal IPs</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<!-- Pre-Target Checklist -->
<h2 style="color: teal; font-size: 24px;">🔍 Pre-Target Checklist for Students</h2>

<ul style="color: black; font-size: 16px;">
<li><strong>Login Flows:</strong> Custom login? Password reset? MFA? → Auth testing.</li>
<li><strong>Identify Roles:</strong> Multiple account levels? → Authorization testing.</li>
<li><strong>Transaction Points:</strong> Money, credits, coupons → Business logic testing.</li>
<li><strong>APIs:</strong> JSON/REST/GraphQL → IDOR, privilege escalation.</li>
<li><strong>Workflow Analysis:</strong> Multi-step processes → Skip / Repeat testing.</li>
</ul>

<p style="color: black; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Usage Note:</strong> Pick targets with visible API endpoints, multiple roles, and exposed parameters. Students should record findings, map vulnerabilities, and propose CVE attack steps.
</p>

<p> bytecapsuleit.com </p>