Original Post: Resource Exhaustion: Leveraging Denial-of-Service Attacks for Maximum Impact | by Tusharpuri | Oct, 2024
The article recounts a penetration testing exercise conducted on an internal educational platform with the aim of identifying vulnerabilities, specifically those related to Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks. During the test, several functional weaknesses were discovered in the platform’s blog, feedback, calendar event, comments, and file upload features. These vulnerabilities stemmed from the lack of rate limiting and input validation. By exploiting these issues, the tester was able to overload the server, leading to a complete system failure where legitimate users could not access essential features. The experience highlighted the necessity of robust security measures and holistic security strategies to protect every endpoint from potential abuse.
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