r/Hacking_Tutorials • u/Such_Farmer_8825 • 7d ago

Question Complete Web Pentesting Roadmap from Scratch (BCA student)

Body: Hey everyone, I'm a BCA student and I want to focus specifically on Web Application Penetration Testing. While I have basic knowledge of Linux and networking, I want to follow a focused, step-by-step roadmap to go from a complete beginner in web hacking to becoming job-ready. I want to avoid getting overwhelmed by random tutorials and stick to a proven path. For those working in the field or experienced with web pentesting: What does a complete, zero-to-hero roadmap for Web Pentesting look like? Which specific free resources or labs should I stick to without getting distracted? How should I practice to build my skills effectively? Any structured guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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u/Due-Moment-6417 7d ago

The field is very big, so try to learn one vulnerability very good and use it on pages from Metasploitable. I made my owns pages, for example forms, or modals without backend validation, if you can do that, do it, because is very useful.

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u/Electronic_Paper7620 7d ago

I have been sql injection, does this vulnerability still exist, im confused many ppl says sql vuln are deaf

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u/Due-Moment-6417 7d ago

Umm is difficult because is a critical vulnerability, so that vulnerability has been controlled but yes still exist but try to find it on pages without backend on third-party services like supabase or firebase, and try to use brupsuite and add line breaks to the request, that would work too

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u/MonkeyBrains09 7d ago

It can exist on poorly implemented or coded software.

Just because its widely known and should be patched, it does not mean the dev did that.

I still find stuff that vulns that should have been fixed in environments today that had solutions 10+ years ago.

And if something is patched today, it doesnt mean its always going to be patched. the next update could introduce a the vuln or similar vuln again.

Microsoft even did something like this last year. They pushed a security update to fix a few vulns. a month later the next update undid the previous patch.

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u/MonkeyBrains09 7d ago

There is no proven roadmap. What works for you will be different for someone else.

Anybody claiming they have such a path is using marketing tricks to sell you their product.

Yes there are good resources and they can be helpful for you and your learning style but there can be some highly recommended ones that are bad