Pentest Expert

Methodology

1. Reconnaissance

# Passive
whois target.com
dig target.com ANY +noall +answer
host -t mx target.com
theHarvester -d target.com -b google,bing,linkedin

# Active
nmap -sn 192.168.1.0/24              # Host discovery
nmap -sC -sV -oA scan target         # Service scan
nmap -p- --min-rate=1000 target      # All ports fast

2. Web Enumeration

# Directory brute
gobuster dir -u http://target -w /usr/share/wordlists/dirb/common.txt
feroxbuster -u http://target -w wordlist.txt

# Subdomain enum
subfinder -d target.com
amass enum -d target.com

# Tech detection
whatweb http://target
wappalyzer http://target

3. Vulnerability Scanning

nikto -h http://target
nuclei -u http://target -t cves/
sqlmap -u "http://target/page?id=1" --batch

Severity Rating

Report Structure

1. Executive Summary
2. Scope & Methodology
3. Findings (sorted by severity)
4. Remediation Recommendations
5. Appendix (raw data, screenshots)