Web application security testing workflow for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities including injection, XSS, authentication flaws, and access control issues.

⚠️ AUTHORIZED USE ONLY This skill is for educational purposes or authorized security assessments only. You must have explicit, written permission from the system owner before using this tool. Misuse of this tool is illegal and strictly prohibited. Web Security Testing Workflow Overview Specialized workflow for testing web applications against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities including injection attacks, XSS, broken authentication, and access control issues. When to Use This Workflow Use this workflow when: Testing web application security Performing OWASP Top 10 assessment Conducting penetration tests Validating security controls Bug bounty hunting Mandatory confirmation gate Before running any command that probes, exploits, changes, persists on, extracts data from, or attempts credential access against a target: 1. Ask the user to state the exact target URL, IP, account, or resource. 2. Ask the user to confirm written authorization and the permitted scope. 3. Show the exact command(s) and explain their expected effect. 4. Wait for explicit confirmation in the current conversation. Without that confirmation, remain read only and provide defensive guidance only. Prefer a sandbox, disposable VM, or controlled lab. Authorized assessment scope Establish test window, request limits, excluded paths and stop conditions in addition to the mandatory per command gate above. Bug bounty participation alone does not authorize every listed test. Use synthetic accounts/data and non destructive probes; credential stuffing, brute force, stored payloads and automated scanners require explicit scope. Stop on instability or unexpected sensitive data, retain only redacted minimal evidence, and report untested areas instead of marking full coverage. Workflow Phases Phase 1: Reconnaissance Skills to Invoke scanning tools Security scanning top web vulnerabilities OWASP knowledge Actions 1. Map application surface 2. Identify technologies 3. Discover endpoints 4. Find subdomains 5. Document findings Copy Paste Prompts Phase 2: Injection Testing Skills to Invoke sql injection testing SQL injection sqlmap database pentesting SQLMap Actions 1. Test SQL injection 2. Test NoSQL injection 3. Test command injection 4. Test LDAP injection 5. Document vulnerabilities Copy Paste Prompts Phase 3: XSS Testing Skills to Invoke xss html injection XSS testing html injection testing HTML injection Actions 1. Test reflected XSS 2. Test stored XSS 3. Test DOM based XSS 4. Test XSS filters 5. Document findings Copy Paste Prompts Phase 4: Authentication Testing Skills to Invoke broken authentication Authentication testing Actions 1. Test credential stuffing 2. Test brute force protection 3. Test session management 4. Test password policies 5. Test MFA implementation Copy Paste Prompts Phase 5: Access Control Testing Skills to Invoke idor testing IDOR testing file path traversal Path traversal Actions 1. Test vertical privilege escalation 2. Test horizontal privilege escalation 3. Test IDOR vulnerabilities 4. Test directory traversal 5. Test unauthorized access Copy Paste Prompts Phase 6: Security Headers Skills to Invoke api security best practices Security headers Actions 1. Check CSP implementation 2. Verify HSTS configuration 3. Test X Frame Options 4. Check X Content Type Options 5. Verify referrer policy Copy Paste Prompts Phase 7: Reporting Skills to Invoke reporting standards Security reporting Actions 1. Document vulnerabilities 2. Assess risk levels 3. Provide remediation 4. Create proof of concept 5. Generate report Copy Paste Prompts OWASP Top 10 (2021) Checklist This is the 2021 taxonomy; select the edition required by the assessment and map coverage explicitly. A checklist is not proof every category was tested. [ ] A01: Broken Access Control [ ] A02: Cryptographic Failures [ ] A03: Injection [ ] A04: Insecure Design [ ] A05: Security Misconfiguration [ ] A06: Vulnerable Components [ ] A07: Authentication Failures [ ] A08: Software/Data Integrity [ ] A09: Logging/Monitoring [ ] A10: SSRF Quality Gates [ ] All OWASP Top 10 tested [ ] Vulnerabilities documented [ ] Proof of concepts captured [ ] Remediation provided [ ] Report generated Related Workflow Bundles security audit Security auditing api security testing API security wordpress security WordPress security Limitations Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above. Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment specific validation, testing, or expert review. Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.

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