Web application penetration testing from Sumrite that protects your storefront and user data.
Your website and web app are where customers trust you with their data — and where attackers look first. We test the way a real adversary would: logins, payments, admin tools, and the workflows that hold your business together. You get clear answers for leadership and a report your clients and auditors can rely on.
Sumrite’s testers run your web application VAPT by hand, and the report is issued through a CERT-In empanelled auditor. One team from scoping to sign-off, built for Indian regulators, enterprise buyers and government work.
Accepted where it is requiredRegulators, auditors and procurement teams that ask for a CERT-In empanelled auditor’s report, including SEBI-regulated entities and government and PSU contracts.
One team, one contractSumrite handles scoping, testing, the report and the retest. You do not manage a second vendor.
Real testing, not a scanManual exploitation with evidence for every finding, and a retest after your fixes.
Can Sumrite provide a CERT-In empanelled VAPT report for my web application?
Yes. We run the full engagement for you and route the formal attestation through our network of CERT-In empanelled partner auditors, so you deal with one team from scoping to report.
What is web application VAPT?
Web application VAPT (vulnerability assessment and penetration testing) is an expert-led security test of a website or web app, carried out the way a real attacker would approach it. A tester signs in as different users, changes identifiers in requests, skips steps in workflows and probes the admin side to see what can be reached that should not be. The assessment part maps the weaknesses; the penetration test proves which ones can actually be exploited and what an attacker would gain. The result is a report that ranks each finding by severity, shows the evidence and explains the fix. Buyers ask for one during vendor security reviews, auditors accept it as evidence for things such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and other frameworks worldwide, and engineering teams use it to fix what matters first. For a scoped web application, Sumrite delivers the report within 48 hours of testing starting.
What you get from a Sumrite web application VAPT
Deliverable
What it contains
Executive summary
Overall risk, the issues that matter most and what to fix first, written for leadership and auditors
Findings
Each issue with a CVSS rating, proof of exploitation, affected URL or parameter and step-by-step reproduction
Fix guidance
A specific fix for your stack for every finding, and direct access to the tester who found it
Retest
Every fix tested again, with before-and-after evidence and a status per finding
Final report
Issued in your company name, dated and scoped to the assets tested, ready for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and buyer reviews
What the cost of a web application penetration test depends on
Sumrite quotes a fixed price after scoping, because the effort depends on the application rather than on a page count. These are the factors that move the price:
Number of user roles and tenants that must be tested against each other
Size of the application: modules, workflows and API endpoints behind it
Authentication type: SSO, MFA, OAuth flows and session handling
A profile field that runs script in an admin's browser
Configuration
Security headers, CORS, cookies, error messages
An API that trusts any Origin with credentials
How an engagement runs
Scope and NDA. Tell us what needs testing and why. You get a fixed-price quote and an NDA is signed before any technical detail changes hands.
Rules of engagement. Targets, test windows, accounts, safety contacts and anything off-limits are agreed in writing before testing starts.
Expert-led testing. A researcher tests by hand, using tools to speed up the routine parts. Every finding is reproduced and confirmed before it is reported.
Report. An executive summary for leadership, then each finding with a CVSS severity, the evidence, steps to reproduce and a fix your team can apply.
Re-test. Once fixes are in, we test them again and record the result, so the final report shows what was found and what is now closed.
Web Application VAPT: common questions
How long does a web application penetration test take?
For a scoped web application, Sumrite delivers the report within 48 hours of testing starting. Larger applications with many roles or integrations take longer; the timeline is confirmed in the quote before any work begins.
Is a vulnerability scan the same as web application VAPT?
No. A scanner matches known patterns and produces a list of possible issues. VAPT is expert-led: a tester confirms what is exploitable, chains weaknesses together and tests business logic that scanners cannot understand. Sumrite does not issue scanner output as a penetration test.
Either. Staging is preferred when it mirrors production closely. If production is the only option, test windows, rate limits and safety contacts are agreed in writing first.
Can you test an AI chatbot or LLM feature in the web app?
Yes. AI assistants, RAG search and agents are tested as part of the application, with prompt injection, data leakage and tool abuse mapped to the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications. See <a href="/services/llm-ai-penetration-testing">LLM and AI application penetration testing</a>.
Web application penetration testing for compliance
We run the full engagement for these frameworks, and where a formal audit or attestation is needed we route it through our local partner firms, so you deal with one team.
Web apps are the #1 way data gets stolen — scanners alone won’t catch it.
Most breaches start with a flaw in a web application: someone views another customer’s records, bypasses a payment step, or reaches an admin function they should never see. Automated tools miss the business-specific mistakes that actually cause damage.
Sumrite’s Web Application VAPT combines focused automation with expert expert-led testing. We review how people log in, how data moves through your product, and where a motivated attacker could abuse trust in your platform. Every important finding is checked by a researcher — so your report reflects real risk, not noise.
Plain-language executive summary for boards and commercial teams
Prioritised findings your engineering team can act on immediately
Re-testing included before your Sumrite report is issued
For engineering & security teams
Technical overview
A concise view of methodology, scope, and deliverables — without the jargon overload.
How we test
Threat-led assessment aligned to OWASP Top 10, with emphasis on access control, authentication, injection, session handling, and business-logic abuse. Cryptographic and configuration issues are validated with proof, not theory.
Modern SPAs and classic server-rendered apps
APIs and auth endpoints behind the UI
Third-party login, payments, and embeds
What you receive
Within 48 hours (standard web scope): severity-rated findings, step-by-step reproduction, HTTP evidence for PoCs, and remediation guidance developers can implement. Plus your Sumrite VAPT report.
OWASP Testing Guide v4.2SANS Top 25OWASP Top 10
Simple process
Your Web Application VAPT journey
Every step from scope and NDA to a retested, final report, shown for Web Application VAPT. No jargon, no surprises.
Step 1 of 601
Request your web app test
Submit your scope so our team can plan the engagement and get started.
Share application URLs, environments and user roles
Test accounts for each role: standard user, admin, a second tenant
Tell us the goal: SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, a buyer review or a launch
NDA and testing authorisation signed before any technical detail
Every phase is run by a security expert, with tools used only to speed up the routine parts. Findings are reproduced and confirmed before they reach your report.
Recon and mapping
Application and attack-surface mapping
Framework and technology fingerprinting
Role and permission matrix built from your accounts
Authentication and sessions
Login, MFA and password-reset abuse
Token handling, session fixation, logout and expiry
SSO and OAuth flow tampering
Access control
Horizontal and vertical privilege escalation
IDOR: swapping identifiers across accounts and tenants
Forced browsing to admin and hidden functions
Input handling
SQL, NoSQL and command injection
Stored, reflected and DOM XSS, plus CSRF
SSRF, XXE, file upload and deserialisation
Business logic
Payment, coupon and workflow bypass
Race conditions and request replay
Skipping steps in multi-step flows
◆ Expert-only work: beyond scanners and AI
Learning what your app is supposed to do, then breaking it
Chaining low-severity issues into a real breach
Judging business impact, not just a CVSS number
Bypassing custom controls and WAF rules by hand
Step 3 of 603
Draft report in 48 hours
Findings are written for two readers at once: developers who need the exact fix and auditors or buyers who need confidence.