Author: Matt McKee LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mattmckee-11193234
Professional penetration testing payload reference. A practical, no-filler library of web application attack payloads, post-exploitation commands, network attack techniques, and social engineering infrastructure — everything an authorized penetration tester needs during an engagement, organized for fast lookup.
- Responsible Use Statement
- Appendix A: Vulnerability / Payload / Tool Cross-Reference
- Appendix B: Attack Surface / Book Mapping
- Appendix C: Engagement Checklist
- Appendix D: Wordlists and Dictionaries Reference
- Appendix E: Attacker Infrastructure Quick Setup
- Appendix F: Hash Reference
- Appendix G: Legal and Authorisation Templates
- Section 1: SQL Injection
- Section 2: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
- Section 3: Command Injection
- Section 4: Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI)
- Section 5: XML External Entity (XXE)
- Section 6: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- Section 7: File Inclusion
- Section 8: File Upload Attacks
- Section 9: Web Shells
- Section 10: Auth Bypass & Credential Attacks
- Section 11: Linux Post-Exploitation
- Section 12: Windows Post-Exploitation
- Section 13: Active Directory Attacks
- Section 14: Network Enumeration and Service Attacks
- Section 15: Wireless Attacks
- Section 17: Payload Encoding and Obfuscation
- Section 18: File Transfer Methods
- Section 19: Quick Reference Tables
- Section 16: Social Engineering — Payload Book Integration (Phishing Infrastructure, USB Drops, OSINT)
All content is available as Markdown files in this repository — readable directly on GitHub.
[Coming soon — formatted PDF version]
Released for educational and professional use. You may use, adapt, and redistribute with attribution.
Matt McKee — linkedin.com/in/mattmckee-11193234