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HTB Certified Web Exploitation Specialist

HTB CWES · Status not verified

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Exam cost
$210 USD (historical estimate)
Questions · time · passing score
A hands-on, practical exam where candidates perform penetration testing on multiple real-world applications over a 7-day period. A commercial-grade report of findings is required to pass. There are no multiple-choice questions. The passing score is not publicly available.
Prerequisites
To be eligible to start the examination process, one must have completed all modules of the “Web Penetration Tester” job-role path 100% first. Each module in the path includes hands-on skills assessments that must be completed to prove understanding of the topics.
Estimated salary premium
Not established by comparable evidence
Renewal requirements
Cycle not verified · CPE/CEU requirement not verified
Difficulty
Not rated

Domains covered

  • ** Web application/web service static and dynamic analysis
  • Bug Bounty Hunting processes and methodologies
  • Information gathering techniques
  • Web application
  • web service and API vulnerability identification and analysis
  • Manual and automated exploitation of various vulnerability classes
  • Vulnerability communication and reporting
  • Outside-the-box thinking and vulnerability chaining
  • Commercial-grade report writing
  • Who It’s For
  • Junior Web Application Penetration Testers
  • Entry level Bug Bounty Hunters

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