Professional Web Application Penetration Testing Services
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Comprehensive web application security testing by certified ethical hackers and penetration testers. Protect your business from data breaches, compliance violations, and reputation damage with professional web app pen testing services.
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What is Web Application Penetration Testing?
Web application penetration testing (often called web app pen testing, pentesting, or application security testing) is a comprehensive security assessment where certified ethical hackers simulate real-world cyber attacks against your web applications, APIs, and online platforms. Unlike basic vulnerability scanning, professional web application penetration testing services combine advanced security testing tools with manual exploitation techniques to uncover complex security weaknesses that automated scanners miss.
Our certified penetration testing methodology goes beyond simple vulnerability assessment. We perform actual exploitation attempts, develop proof of concept exploits, and provide detailed remediation recommendations with code examples. This comprehensive approach ensures you understand not just what vulnerabilities exist in your web application, but exactly how attackers could exploit them and what real-world business impact they could have on your organization.
Professional web app security testing identifies critical vulnerabilities including SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), broken authentication, broken access control, security misconfiguration, cross-site request forgery (CSRF), sensitive data exposure, and business logic flaws. Our ethical hacking services uncover security weaknesses across your entire application stack – from frontend interfaces to backend APIs, authentication systems to data processing workflows.
The Critical Difference: Vulnerability Assessment vs Penetration Testing
- Vulnerability Scanning: Automated tools identify known security weaknesses and potential vulnerabilities in your web application
- Vulnerability Assessment: Manual security audit confirms findings and assesses overall security posture with risk assessment
- Web Application Penetration Testing: Actual exploitation of vulnerabilities to prove real-world impact with proof of concept
- Application Security Testing: Comprehensive review with detailed remediation recommendations, threat modeling, and CVSS scoring
Our professional penetration testing services include comprehensive coverage of all OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities with extensive testing for SQL injection, XSS attacks, CSRF vulnerabilities, authentication bypass, session hijacking, authorization flaws, input validation issues, and security misconfiguration. We use both black box testing (external attacker perspective) and white box testing (source code review) methodologies depending on your specific web application security assessment requirements.
Your Web Application is Under Constant Attack
Every 39 seconds, a cyber attack occurs somewhere in the world. Web applications have become the primary target for hackers because they’re always accessible from the internet, often handle sensitive customer data and payment information, and frequently contain exploitable security vulnerabilities.
Cyber attacks target small and medium businesses specifically
Breached companies close within 6 months of attack
Average cost of a data breach in 2024
Web applications contain critical vulnerabilities
The Real Cost of Skipping Professional Web Application Security Testing
Organizations that skip professional web application penetration testing face devastating consequences including regulatory fines under GDPR (up to 4% of annual revenue) and PCI DSS compliance violations, complete loss of customer trust and brand reputation damage, costly emergency incident response and forensic investigation, legal liability and potential class-action lawsuits, competitive disadvantage and market share loss, and in severe cases, complete business closure. The average web application penetration testing cost ($2,995 – $12,995) is a tiny fraction of potential breach losses.
Common Web Application Vulnerabilities We Discover
Our comprehensive web application security testing and ethical hacking services uncover the full spectrum of security vulnerabilities affecting modern web applications. From simple misconfigurations to complex business logic flaws, our certified penetration testers identify critical security weaknesses before malicious attackers exploit them.
π΄ SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
SQL injection remains one of the most dangerous web application vulnerabilities. Our comprehensive SQL injection testing reveals how attackers could manipulate database queries to steal sensitive customer data, modify financial records, delete critical business information, or gain unauthorized administrative access to your entire system. We test for classic SQL injection, blind SQL injection, time-based SQL injection, error-based SQL injection, and second-order SQL injection across all database operations and API endpoints.
Business Impact: Complete database compromise, theft of customer data and payment information, PCI DSS compliance violations, massive regulatory fines, and permanent reputation damage.
π΄ Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
XSS testing is crucial for protecting modern web applications and user data. Our professional penetration testing services identify reflected XSS, stored XSS (persistent XSS), and DOM-based XSS vulnerabilities that allow attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code into your web pages. Attackers exploit XSS vulnerabilities to steal session tokens and authentication cookies, redirect users to sophisticated phishing sites, modify page content and deface websites, deploy drive-by malware downloads, or conduct elaborate social engineering attacks against your users.
Business Impact: Account takeover, session hijacking, credential theft, malware distribution, user device compromise, and severe reputation damage from attacking your own customers.
π΄ Broken Authentication & Session Management
Our comprehensive authentication testing and session management testing uncover critical weaknesses in login systems, password reset workflows, multi-factor authentication implementations, session timeout configurations, and cookie security. We test for credential stuffing vulnerabilities, session fixation attacks, session hijacking possibilities, weak password policies, insecure password storage, authentication bypass techniques, and privilege escalation paths. Weak authentication mechanisms are consistently the leading cause of account takeover attacks and unauthorized access incidents.
Business Impact: Unauthorized access to sensitive user accounts, privilege escalation to administrative functions, identity theft, fraud, and serious compliance violations under multiple regulations.
π΄ Broken Access Control
Access control testing reveals whether users can access resources, data, or functionality beyond their proper authorization level. Our web application penetration testing methodology includes extensive testing for horizontal privilege escalation (accessing other users’ data at the same permission level) and vertical privilege escalation (gaining administrative or elevated privileges). We test insecure direct object references, missing function-level access control, and authorization bypass techniques. Broken access control is consistently ranked as the number one OWASP vulnerability affecting web applications.
Business Impact: Unauthorized data access and exposure, data manipulation and corruption, complete administrative takeover, and catastrophic regulatory compliance failures resulting in massive fines.
π΄ Security Misconfiguration
Security misconfiguration vulnerabilities encompass exposed administrative panels and debugging interfaces, verbose error messages revealing system architecture and database structure, default credentials that were never changed, unnecessary services and features enabled, insecure HTTP security headers, improper CORS policies, outdated software versions, and insecure cloud storage configurations. Our comprehensive web security audit identifies all configuration weaknesses across your entire application stack including web servers, application servers, databases, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Business Impact: Information disclosure, complete system compromise, persistent backdoor access, and vulnerability to automated attack tools scanning the internet for misconfigured systems.
π΄ Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CSRF testing determines if attackers can force authenticated users to perform unintended actions without their knowledge or consent. Our penetration testers verify proper anti-CSRF token implementation, SameSite cookie attributes, origin header validation, and referer header checking. CSRF vulnerabilities allow attackers to transfer funds, change passwords, modify account settings, delete data, or perform any action the victim user is authorized to perform – all without the user’s knowledge or explicit consent.
Business Impact: Fraudulent financial transactions, unauthorized account modifications, data deletion, loss of user trust, and potential liability for damages resulting from unauthorized actions.
Beyond OWASP Top 10: Advanced Vulnerability Testing
Our comprehensive web application penetration testing methodology covers far more than just the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. We also extensively test for business logic flaws, race conditions and TOCTOU vulnerabilities, insecure file upload handling, XML external entity (XXE) injection attacks, server-side request forgery (SSRF), API security vulnerabilities including REST and GraphQL flaws, OAuth and SSO implementation weaknesses, JWT token security issues, clickjacking and UI redressing attacks, HTML injection, LDAP injection, command injection, path traversal vulnerabilities, insecure deserialization, and many other advanced attack vectors discovered through manual ethical hacking.
Experience Professional Web Application Security Testing
Comprehensive penetration testing by certified ethical hackers with OSCP, CEH, and GWAPT certifications
Why Professional Web Application Penetration Testing is Essential
Many organizations attempt to secure their web applications using only automated vulnerability scanners or DIY security testing tools. While automated scanning plays an important role in continuous security monitoring, automated tools cannot replace professional web application penetration testing services performed by certified ethical hackers with real-world attack experience.
Manual Testing by Certified Experts
Our certified penetration testers hold industry-leading credentials including OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), GWAPT (GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester), and OSWE (Offensive Security Web Expert). They manually test your web applications using the same sophisticated techniques, tools, and methodologies as real-world attackers. Automated scanners miss approximately 70% of critical vulnerabilities that require human intelligence, creativity, and experience to identify and successfully exploit.
- 10+ years combined experience in professional ethical hacking services
- Industry-leading security certifications and ongoing training
- Real-world attack simulation and advanced threat modeling
- Custom exploit development for comprehensive proof of concept
Business Logic Vulnerability Testing
Automated vulnerability scanners fundamentally cannot identify business logic flaws – vulnerabilities in your application’s workflow, transaction processing, or authorization model that allow attackers to abuse intended functionality. Our manual web application penetration testing discovers price manipulation in e-commerce checkout, discount and coupon code abuse, inventory bypass vulnerabilities, privilege escalation through workflow manipulation, race conditions in concurrent transactions, and payment processing logic flaws.
- E-commerce checkout and payment manipulation testing
- Subscription and recurring billing security assessment
- Referral program and loyalty system vulnerability testing
- Multi-step workflow bypass and race condition identification
OWASP-Based Testing Methodology
Our professional web application penetration testing methodology strictly follows the industry-standard OWASP Testing Guide and PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard), ensuring comprehensive coverage of all critical security domains. We perform systematic security testing across all layers with proper CVSS v3.1 scoring for risk prioritization and CVE identification for known vulnerabilities.
- Complete OWASP Top 10 comprehensive vulnerability testing
- PTES penetration testing execution standard compliance
- NIST SP 800-115 technical security assessment guide
- Industry-specific compliance testing (PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2)
Real-World Attack Simulation
We don’t just find security vulnerabilities – we actually exploit them to demonstrate real business impact and prove exploitability. Our comprehensive penetration test reports include detailed proof of concept code showing exactly how attackers would exploit each vulnerability discovered, what sensitive data they could access, and what damage they could cause to your business operations.
- Custom proof of concept exploit development for critical findings
- Impact demonstration with concrete evidence and screenshots
- Comprehensive risk assessment with CVSS scoring
- Attack chain identification showing multi-stage exploitation paths
Comprehensive Penetration Test Reports
Our detailed penetration test reports provide actionable intelligence for both technical development teams and executive management. Every security finding includes executive summary for business decision-making, detailed technical description with affected components, step-by-step reproduction steps, proof of concept demonstration, CVSS score and risk rating, business impact analysis, and specific code-level remediation recommendations.
- Executive summary designed for C-level stakeholders
- Technical findings with HTTP request/response evidence
- Code-level remediation guidance with secure coding examples
- Regulatory compliance mapping (PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2)
Remediation Support & Re-Testing
Unlike vendors who disappear after delivering a penetration test report, SafetyBis provides comprehensive 90-day unlimited consultation to help your development team fix vulnerabilities correctly the first time. This includes direct access to the penetration tester who performed your assessment, code review assistance for proposed security fixes, architecture security recommendations, and completely free re-testing of all remediated vulnerabilities.
- 90 days of unlimited remediation consultation and guidance
- Customized developer security awareness training
- Source code review for proposed security fixes
- Free comprehensive vulnerability re-testing within 90 days
Our Web Application Penetration Testing Methodology
SafetyBis follows a systematic, comprehensive web application penetration testing methodology that ensures thorough security assessment while minimizing disruption to your business operations. Our proven approach combines automated vulnerability scanning with extensive manual security testing by certified ethical hackers, delivering comprehensive coverage of your entire attack surface.
Reconnaissance & Planning
Pre-Engagement Activities:
- Detailed scope definition and rules of engagement documentation
- Complete asset identification and attack surface mapping
- Technology stack identification and version fingerprinting
- Testing schedule coordination with your technical team
- Communication protocols and emergency contact establishment
Information Gathering & OSINT:
- Web application framework and library enumeration
- Third-party integration and API endpoint discovery
- Public information collection using OSINT techniques
- Subdomain enumeration and hidden page discovery
Vulnerability Discovery
Automated Security Testing:
- Enterprise-grade vulnerability scanning with multiple tools
- Technology fingerprinting and software version detection
- Common vulnerability identification with CVE mapping
- Configuration baseline security assessment
Manual Penetration Testing:
- Deep-dive security assessment by certified penetration testers
- Business logic vulnerability analysis and testing
- Custom vulnerability research for your specific application
- Authentication and authorization workflow comprehensive testing
- Session management security review and testing
- Input validation testing across all user entry points
Exploitation & Impact Analysis
Proof of Concept Development:
- Actual vulnerability exploitation attempts and validation
- Custom exploit code development for critical findings
- Sensitive data access verification and documentation
- Privilege escalation testing and validation
- Lateral movement assessment within application
Comprehensive Risk Assessment:
- CVSS v3.1 scoring for every security finding
- Detailed business impact analysis for each vulnerability
- Exploitability evaluation and attack complexity assessment
- Risk prioritization matrix for remediation planning
- Threat modeling and complete attack chain mapping
Reporting & Remediation Support
Comprehensive Penetration Test Report:
- Executive summary designed for C-level stakeholders
- Detailed technical findings with evidence and screenshots
- Complete proof of concept documentation and code
- Step-by-step remediation recommendations with examples
- Secure coding best practices and guidelines
- Regulatory compliance mapping (PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2)
Ongoing Remediation Support:
- Unlimited technical consultation calls for 90 days
- Source code review assistance for proposed fixes
- Comprehensive fix verification testing
- Complete re-testing of all remediated vulnerabilities
- Developer security awareness training and education
Web Application Penetration Testing Approaches
We offer multiple professional penetration testing approaches to match your specific security assessment requirements, compliance obligations, and risk tolerance. Each testing methodology provides unique insights into your web application security posture.
Black Box Testing
Black box penetration testing simulates an external attacker’s perspective with zero internal knowledge of your web application architecture, source code, or infrastructure. Our certified ethical hackers test your application exactly as a malicious hacker would, discovering security vulnerabilities that are exploitable from the internet without any insider information.
Best For:
- Public-facing web applications and customer portals
- E-commerce platforms and payment processing systems
- External security posture assessment and validation
- PCI DSS and other compliance-required penetration testing
White Box Testing
White box penetration testing (also called clear box or glass box testing) provides our security testers with complete access to source code, architecture documentation, system credentials, and detailed infrastructure information. This comprehensive approach enables thorough security code review and the most comprehensive vulnerability assessment possible.
Best For:
- Pre-deployment security assessment and code review
- Comprehensive source code security analysis
- Identifying deeply hidden vulnerabilities in complex logic
- Maximum coverage application security testing
Grey Box Testing
Grey box testing provides partial knowledge and access, typically including user-level credentials and basic architecture information. This approach simulates authenticated insider threats or compromised user account scenarios, uncovering post-authentication vulnerabilities and privilege escalation paths that external attackers can’t reach.
Best For:
- Testing authenticated user functionality and features
- Role-based access control comprehensive assessment
- Insider threat simulation and detection
- Realistic security testing combining external and internal perspectives
Web Application Penetration Testing Cost – Transparent Pricing
Understanding web application penetration testing cost is crucial for proper security budget planning. We provide completely transparent, competitive pricing for professional penetration testing services. How much does web application penetration testing cost? Our pricing depends on application complexity, testing scope, and specific requirements, but we always provide clear, upfront quotes with no hidden fees.
Small Business Package
Affordable web application penetration testing for startups
Perfect for small web applications
- Up to 20 pages/endpoints thoroughly tested
- Basic authentication security testing
- Complete OWASP Top 10 vulnerability assessment
- 3-5 day professional testing window
- Comprehensive penetration test report
- CVSS scoring and detailed risk assessment
- 30-day remediation support included
- Email support and consultation
Professional Package
Comprehensive web app security testing for growing businesses
Ideal for medium-sized applications
- Up to 50 pages/endpoints tested comprehensively
- Complex authentication workflow testing
- Complete API penetration testing included
- Business logic vulnerability testing
- 5-7 day comprehensive testing window
- Detailed technical report with proof of concept
- Executive presentation included
- 60-day remediation support
- One free complete re-test of fixed vulnerabilities
- Priority phone & email support
Enterprise Package
Enterprise web application security testing
For large-scale applications
- Unlimited pages/endpoints and features
- Multiple user roles and permission testing
- Extensive API security testing coverage
- Advanced business logic testing
- Complete source code security review (white box)
- 7-10 day intensive testing window
- Executive presentation with detailed Q&A
- Comprehensive compliance testing (PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR)
- 90-day unlimited remediation support
- Unlimited re-testing included
- Dedicated security consultant assigned
π Limited Time Offer for New Clients
Mention this page when requesting your custom quote and receive a complimentary free API security assessment (valued at $1,500) with any Professional or Enterprise package. Plus, receive an additional 10% discount on your first annual web application penetration testing engagement contract.
Why SafetyBis is the Best Web Application Penetration Testing Company
Trusted by Companies Worldwide
What our clients say about our professional web application penetration testing services and certified ethical hacking expertise
SafetyBis found critical SQL injection vulnerabilities that our internal security team and previous penetration testing company had completely missed. Their detailed remediation guidance and actual code examples helped us fix everything within just two weeks. This was absolutely the best security investment we’ve made. Their certified penetration testers really know their stuff and the comprehensive penetration test report was invaluable.
The comprehensive web application security testing revealed critical business logic flaws in our e-commerce checkout process that we didn’t even know existed or how to test for. The team’s deep expertise in e-commerce security and payment processing testing is truly outstanding. The detailed penetration test report was extremely thorough and easy for our developers to understand and implement.
As a healthcare provider, HIPAA compliance is absolutely critical for our organization. SafetyBis not only identified numerous technical vulnerabilities in our patient portal but mapped every single finding to specific HIPAA security requirements. Their professional application security testing approach made our annual compliance audit process incredibly smooth and stress-free. Highly recommend their ethical hacking services.
Don’t Wait for a Breach to Take Security Seriously
Professional web application penetration testing protects against devastating data breaches
Frequently Asked Questions About Web Application Penetration Testing
What is the difference between vulnerability assessment and penetration testing?
Vulnerability assessment identifies potential security weaknesses using automated scanning tools and manual review, while web application penetration testing actually attempts to exploit these vulnerabilities to prove real-world impact and business risk. Think of vulnerability assessment as getting a comprehensive list of unlocked doors in your building, and penetration testing as actually walking through those doors to see what valuable business assets and sensitive data are accessible. Professional web application penetration testing services combine both approaches for the most comprehensive security assessment possible.
How often should we conduct web application penetration testing?
We strongly recommend: Minimum: Annual comprehensive web application security testing for all internet-facing applications handling any sensitive data. Optimal: Quarterly professional penetration testing for critical applications processing financial transactions or handling highly sensitive customer information. Essential: Immediate testing after every major application update, new feature release, framework version upgrade, or significant infrastructure change. Compliance: As mandated by regulations – PCI DSS explicitly requires annual penetration testing plus quarterly vulnerability scanning, HIPAA requires regular security risk assessment, and GDPR demands appropriate ongoing security measures including periodic penetration testing.
Will web application penetration testing disrupt our operations?
Our professional web application penetration testing methodology is specifically designed to minimize any business disruption. We strongly prefer testing staging or development environments that mirror production whenever technically possible. For necessary production environment testing, we carefully schedule during designated low-traffic periods, use controlled exploitation techniques that avoid service disruption, maintain constant real-time communication with your technical team, completely avoid any denial-of-service testing, and provide 24-hour emergency contact availability. The vast majority of our clients experience absolutely zero noticeable impact during comprehensive security testing.
What happens if you find a critical vulnerability during testing?
Critical security vulnerabilities receive our immediate highest priority attention and response. We notify you within 24 hours of discovery (often within just hours), provide immediate temporary mitigation recommendations to reduce risk, offer emergency remediation technical assistance if requested, thoroughly document the critical finding with detailed proof of concept, and stand ready to verify fixes immediately upon implementation. Our primary goal is helping you secure critical vulnerabilities as rapidly as possible while maintaining thorough professional documentation for your records and compliance requirements.
Do you provide specialized compliance-focused penetration testing?
Yes! We provide specialized compliance testing for numerous regulatory frameworks including: PCI DSS – Requirement 11.3 mandated application penetration testing with quarterly ASV vulnerability scanning. GDPR – Comprehensive security testing for data protection and privacy compliance requirements. HIPAA – Technical safeguards security assessment for protected health information (PHI) security. SOC 2 – Security control testing aligned with trust service criteria requirements. ISO 27001 – Information security management system testing and validation. Our comprehensive penetration test reports include detailed compliance mapping to all relevant regulatory standards and requirements.
Can you test our APIs and microservices architecture?
Absolutely! We offer highly specialized comprehensive API penetration testing for REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, SOAP web services, and complex microservices architectures. Our expert API security testing thoroughly covers authentication mechanism vulnerabilities (OAuth, JWT, API keys), authorization and access control flaws, rate limiting bypass techniques, all forms of injection attacks, mass assignment vulnerabilities, CORS misconfiguration issues, and API-specific business logic flaws that automated tools completely miss. Professional API penetration testing is included in our Professional and Enterprise packages, or can be conducted as a focused standalone security assessment.
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Professional Web Application Penetration Testing Services
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Cyber threats targeting web applications evolve faster than traditional security measures can adaptβnew sophisticated attack techniques, zero-day exploits, and highly coordinated campaigns emerge daily across the internet. Traditional vulnerability scanning relying solely on signatures and predefined rules cannot effectively keep pace with modern threats. Our comprehensive professional web application penetration testing services leverage certified ethical hackers with OSCP, CEH, GWAPT, and OSWE credentials who use advanced manual testing techniques, business logic analysis, and real-world attack simulation delivering security assessment that automated tools fundamentally cannot achieve.
Contact SafetyBis today to deploy professional web application security testing and comprehensive penetration testing services. Our certified penetration testers are ready to protect your web application with intelligent vulnerability discovery, manual exploitation testing, detailed proof of concept development, and actionable remediation guidance ensuring complete protection against evolving cyber threats. Don’t wait for a devastating data breachβinvest in professional web app pen testing now.