Attack Methods & Exploits

Deep dives into real-world attack techniques used by adversaries to breach applications, networks, and systems. From injection flaws and enumeration tactics to authentication bypasses and privilege escalation, these posts break down how exploits work — and what it takes to stop them. Built for security teams, devs, and decision-makers who want to understand the offensive side of cybersecurity.

Chasing the Ghost in the Machine: Mastering SSRF with Ghost Ops Security

"In cloud-native architectures, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) lets attackers turn servers into proxies, bypassing defenses to reach internal networks and cloud metadata. This deep dive explores common SSRF entry points, advanced exploits like credential exfiltration and protocol smuggling, bypass techniques (IP encoding, DNS rebinding, redirect chaining), and how tools like ghostsurrrfs automate discovery and exploitation.

Dereck Coleman

Jan 52 min read

XPath Injection: A Tactical Guide

Discover how attackers exploit XPath Injection vulnerabilities in XML-based web applications to bypass authentication, extract sensitive data, and compromise backend systems. Learn attack methods, real-world payloads, and mitigation tactics in this tactical deep dive from Ghost Ops Security.

Dereck Coleman

Sep 12, 20253 min read

Attack Methods & Exploits

Chasing the Ghost in the Machine: Mastering SSRF with Ghost Ops Security

XPath Injection: A Tactical Guide

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