Wordpress for Pentesting and Bug Bounties 2025

About this course

Welcome to the WordPress for Pentesting & Bug Bounties course!WordPress powers over 40% of websites on the internet, making it a high-value target for attackers. Whether you are a bug bounty hunter, penetration tester, or security professional, mastering WordPress security is essential to finding vulnerabilities and protecting websites.This course is highly practical and will take you from the basics to advanced exploitation techniques. Each section starts with the fundamental principles of how an attack works, its exploitation techniques, and how to defend against it.What You Will Learn:WordPress Security Fundamentals – Understand the core architecture and common vulnerabilities.Hacking WordPress Themes & Plugins – Exploit security flaws in third-party components.WordPress Vulnerability Scanning – Use tools like WPScan, Burp Suite, and Nikto to discover weaknesses.Exploiting Common CVEs – Learn how real-world WordPress vulnerabilities are exploited.Privilege Escalation in WordPress – Bypass authentication, take over admin accounts, and escalate privileges.Brute-Forcing & Credential Attacks – Discover how weak passwords and misconfigurations lead to compromise.WordPress Backdoors & Web Shells – Learn how attackers maintain persistence after exploitation.Real-World Bug Bounty Case Studies – Analyze past WordPress security breaches and learn from ethical hackers.Defensive Security & Hardening – Secure WordPress using firewalls, security headers, WAFs, and best practices

Course objectives

• Master advanced exploitation techniques in WordPress
• Analyze real-world security breaches in WordPress
• Develop skills for securing WordPress installations effectively