OSWE is the most respected advanced web-exploitation credential in the global offensive-security market. The exam is a 47-hour 45-minute hands-on white-box engagement: you receive source code for two web applications, find the exploitation chain, write a single-script exploit and document it. Burp's active-scan does not help you here.
At Nexperts, OSWE is delivered as a 10-day intensive bootcamp aligned with WEB-300 (current 2026 syllabus). We stand up a WEB-300-style lab with 8 source-included vulnerable applications across PHP, Node.js, .NET, Java, Python and Ruby on Rails. By day 10 you've found and chain-exploited 6 applications end-to-end, written 6 custom exploit scripts, and run a 47-hour mock exam.
OSWE is a different beast from OSCP. There is no scanner. No automation. Just you, source code, and the question: what do you have to prove to land a working exploit before sundown? It is the cert that signals you can find vulnerabilities before they're discovered.
The 2024+ WEB-300 update sharpened the modern web stack — Node.js prototype pollution, modern .NET deserialisation chains, GraphQL exploitation, JWT confusion, and authentication-logic flaws. We mirror the current WEB-300 syllabus exactly.
Who should take this course
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Senior pentesters
OSCP holders going web-deep. OSWE is the recognised next step.
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Web-application security engineers
Building real-time review and exploitation skills.
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Bug bounty hunters
Targeting source-disclosed programmes. OSWE turns recon into chain.
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AppSec architects
Adding offensive-side credibility. CSSLP + OSWE is a rare combo.
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Senior developers
Who can already read 4+ stacks of source. OSWE turns reading into exploitation.
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Red team operators
Web-app exploitation is a foundational red-team skill.
Prerequisites
✓ OSCP (or comparable real pentest experience) strongly recommended
✓ Strong understanding of HTTP, web frameworks and authentication
✓ Comfortable with Bash + Python for scripting exploits
→ OSWE without OSCP is technically possible but unforgiving. We recommend OSCP first or our 5-day OSWE-Prep bootcamp.
Course Curriculum
WEB-300. Source. Chain. Exploit.
We mirror the current WEB-300 (2026) syllabus across 10 days. Each module is 70% white-box exploitation against source-included applications. By day 10 you've chain-exploited 6 applications and written 6 custom exploit scripts.
Hands-On White-Box Labs
8 source-included apps. WEB-300 mirror lab.
OSWE labs are different. You receive full source code and a working application. Your job is to find the chain, write the exploit, demonstrate the impact. Each lab is graded against an OffSec-style rubric.
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Recon-on-Source
Read source for 5 unknown apps. Spot 12 vulns in 4 hours.
White-Box
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Blind SQLi
Custom Python script for time-based blind SQLi.
SQLi
03
JWT Confusion
Bypass auth in a Node.js app via key-confusion JWT.
Auth
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Java Deserialisation
Build a custom POP chain against an Apache Commons-based Java app.
OSWE is a 47-hour-45-minute hands-on exam. You receive source code for 2 web applications. You must achieve authentication bypass and remote code execution on each, write a stable exploit script, and document it in 24 hours of report time after the engagement window.
OSWE Exam (WEB-300)
Format47 hr 45 min hands-on + 24 hr report
Targets2 source-disclosed web applications
RequiredAuth bypass + RCE on each target with custom exploit script
Passing score85 / 100 points
ProctoringOffSec live proctored
Industry avg pass rate~25–35% first attempt
Nexperts pass rate78% first attempt
Our 4-Mock Programme
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Diagnostic
End of day 2. 8-hour graded white-box drill.
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Source-Read Sprint
End of day 4. 6-hour speed-read on 3 stacks.
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Mock Exam 1
Day 7–9. 47-hour paired mock with debrief.
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Mock Exam 2
Day 9–10. Solo clearance mock. 85+ points before exam booking.
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Pass Rate
78% of our OSWE candidates pass on first attempt.
The global OSWE first-attempt rate sits between 25 and 35%. We hit 78% by drilling source-reading reflexes, custom-script writing, and gating exam booking on an 85-point clearance mock.
WEB-300 mirroredSource-read drills78% first attemptFree retake voucherOSCE3 path
Why our pass rate is 78%
Industry average: ~30%
Most candidates can find vulnerabilities given enough time, but cannot write a stable single-script exploit chain under timer. Reporting + script stability eliminate another 25%.
Nexperts: 78%
We drill source-reading until reflex. We do two full mocks. We grade exploit scripts for stability, not just landing once. By exam day, the workflow is muscle memory.
Your OSCE3 Path
OSWE is one third of OSCE3.
OSWE + OSEP + OSED earns OSCE3 — the OffSec elite triple. Three of the most respected offensive credentials in the global market.
Expected salary range after OSWE: RM 14,500 – RM 24,000/month for senior pentest and red-team roles in MY consultancies, banks and tech firms. OSCE3 stack pushes RM 28K+.
Student Reviews
What our OSWE graduates say.
4.9
★★★★★
42 reviews
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"OSWE is a different mental game from OSCP. Nexperts gets that. The source-reading drills on day 1 alone shifted how I look at code permanently. Cleared on first attempt and now I lead web exploits at a Big-4 red team."
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Aiman Razali
Senior Web Pentester · EY
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★★
"Best web-exploitation course full stop. The deserialisation lab on day 4 was the most valuable single exercise of my year. Wrote a working POP chain in 3 hours, something I'd struggled with for weeks."
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Clement Lee
Application Pentester · Sapura Secured
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★
"The 47-hour exam window is brutal. Don't underestimate it. Nexperts' two full mocks were what got me through. By the real exam I had a workflow."
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Farah Yasmin
Bug Bounty Hunter · Independent
✓ Passed first attempt
★★★★★
"I came in CSSLP-certified and OSCP-certified. OSWE was the cert I'd been postponing for two years. Nexperts made it tractable. OSCE3 in sight now."
HK
Hema Krishnan
AppSec Lead · BoostMY
✓ Passed first attempt
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