Advanced · Application Security

OSWE

OffSec Web Expert

Perform advanced white-box assessments through source-code review, custom exploit development, authentication bypasses and multi-stage attack chains.

Course overview

Skills with real-world context

Designed around the workflows and decisions practitioners use—not a collection of disconnected tool demonstrations.

Perform advanced white-box assessments through source-code review, custom exploit development, authentication bypasses and multi-stage attack chains. The learning path combines guided concepts, repeatable lab methodology, evidence collection and professional communication.

Senior Application Security Engineer Product Security Researcher Advanced Web Penetration Tester

2026 market direction

Secure code review and exploit validation are increasingly important in application security and product security teams. OSWE-style depth complements automated SAST and DAST programs.

Course content

What you will study

A focused six-module roadmap. Exact official syllabus and assessment policies remain subject to OffSec updates.

White-Box Methodology

Codebase orientation

Data-flow tracing

Debugging and instrumentation

Attack-surface prioritization

Advanced Injection

Complex SQL injection

Template and expression injection

Deserialization concepts

Encoding and filter bypasses

Authentication Bypass

Session implementation review

Token and signature weaknesses

Password-reset logic

Multi-step identity attacks

Server-Side Exploitation

File processing attack paths

Server-side request forgery

Command execution chains

Persistence and impact validation

Exploit Development

Automating requests

Stateful exploit scripts

Reliability and error handling

Proof-of-concept packaging

Advanced Assessment Labs

Multi-language code review

Chained vulnerability scenarios

Evidence and report structure

Remediation at code level

Plan your preparation

Audience, prerequisites and exam

Who should attend

Experienced web pentesters
Application security engineers
Developers specializing in secure code review

Recommended prerequisites

Strong web testing, programming and debugging skills. Comfort reading multiple server-side languages is expected.

Certification assessment

A hands-on source-assisted web exploitation assessment with custom exploit and report requirements. Verify the latest exam guide.

Learning outcomes

Capabilities you will build

Trace untrusted data through source code

Find subtle authentication and logic flaws

Develop reliable custom web exploits

Chain vulnerabilities into meaningful compromise

Primary curriculum reference: Official OSWE course information . Pricing, exam format and availability should always be confirmed with OffSec.