Mostafa Mahmoud — Junior Penetration Tester & Security Researcher 🎯
Welcome to my personal portfolio and knowledge repository for eWAPTXv2 (Advanced Web Penetration Testing). This space documents my learning journey in advanced web security, including vulnerability research, payload crafting, exploitation techniques, and real-world attack scenarios encountered during labs and practice environments.
📄 Resume / CV
👨💻 About Me
I am a cybersecurity enthusiast specializing in Web Application Penetration Testing and security research. My current focus is on studying advanced web vulnerabilities, exploitation techniques, WAF bypass methods, and secure coding practices.
I am passionate about understanding how modern attacks work and how to identify, exploit, and ultimately mitigate security weaknesses in web applications.
🛠 Technical Skills
| Category | Skills |
|---|---|
| Penetration Testing | Web Application Penetration Testing, OWASP Top 10, Advanced Web Exploitation, Vulnerability Assessment & Security Analysis |
| Tools | Burp Suite Professional, SQLmap, Nmap, Gobuster, Metasploit |
| Programming | Python, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, Bash |
🎓 Certifications
- eWAPTXv2 (In Progress — Study notes available in the sidebar)
- eJPT (Planned)
- CEH (Planned)
📚 eWAPTX Knowledge Base
Use the sidebar navigation to explore detailed notes and practical examples covering advanced web security topics, including:
- SQL Injection: Advanced database injection techniques, Blind SQLi, and NoSQL Injection.
- JWT Vulnerabilities: Common weaknesses and exploitation techniques involving JSON Web Tokens.
- OAuth Attacking: Security testing of authentication and authorization flows.
- WAF Bypassing: Techniques used to evade modern web application firewalls.
- Authentication & Session Attacks: Session hijacking, token abuse, and access control flaws.