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Fintech/PentestBY ATLANT SECURITY

THE FINTECH AG CASE STUDY · FREE REPORT

Sample fintech
pentest report.

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Inspect WAF bypass requests, shell output, payment API results and retest records from a fictional fintech assessment.

68 pages · PDF · By Atlant Security
Fictional case study. No client information.

68pages of analysis
3threat-led scenarios
12findings & treatment plans
8control mapping sections

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From the attack path
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Read what the testers scanned, submitted and verified. Follow the blocked request, the successful payload, the resulting shell context and the downstream API changes—with timestamps, evidence excerpts and the controls that stopped further access.

Fintech AG, its suppliers and all test results are invented. This is an original Atlant Security sample, not a client deliverable or regulatory attestation.

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COVERThe complete case studyREPORT PAGE 01 / 68
The complete case study — page 1 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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Project Meridian: a fictional Fintech AG exercise covering three critical functions, three scenarios and twelve findings. All systems, participants and results are invented.

BOARD & RISKAssessment resultsREPORT PAGE 04 / 68
Assessment results — page 4 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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The team obtains non-root command execution on an internet-facing diagnostics host, reaches CI and uses a service token to change a canary payment. The summary separates that unaided chain from assisted CRM and recovery results, and identifies the signing, core-data and immutable-copy controls that held.

ARCHITECTUREA platform is a connected systemREPORT PAGE 11 / 68
A platform is a connected system — page 11 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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The architecture connects customer channels, identity and suppliers to perimeter, operations and support zones. Payments, digital accounts and treasury depend on core data, detection and recovery. Arrows represent logical dependencies, not unrestricted network access.

HTTP & COMMAND OUTPUTWAF bypass and shell evidenceREPORT PAGE 22 / 68
WAF bypass and shell evidence — page 22 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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The team submits a literal command-injection probe and receives a WAF 403. A Unicode-escaped equivalent receives 200 and returns id, hostname and pwd output as svc_diag on mb-diag-01. Both HTTP exchanges, request IDs and UTC times are shown as synthetic evidence.

REQUEST, RESPONSE & READ-BACKPayment API exploitationREPORT PAGE 34 / 68
Payment API exploitation — page 34 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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F-03 shows a PATCH request using the acquired svc_pay_orch identity, the accepted beneficiary change on MER-PAY-0042 and an independent read-back. The service changes the canary draft, while separate signing authority prevents settlement.

REMEDIATION & RETESTDetection acceptance criteriaREPORT PAGE 41 / 68
Detection acceptance criteria — page 41 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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F-06 specifies a replay from the accepted WAF request through CI and the payment API. A case must join the host, request, artefact, principal and payment, with a 15-minute triage target. The procedure is explicitly marked not yet executed; future validation is not presented as a passed retest.

REMEDIATIONOpen actions and checkpointsREPORT PAGE 57 / 68
Open actions and checkpoints — page 57 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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Three findings have recorded closure checks: command injection, session revocation and cleanup. Nine remain open, with dates for credential, payment and recovery authority, approval binding, segmentation, detection and supporting controls. These are fictional platform targets, not statutory repair deadlines.

SECTOR CONTROL MAPPINGControl evidence and ownershipREPORT PAGE 63 / 68
Control evidence and ownership — page 63 of the fictional Fintech AG report. Text summary follows.
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The mapping connects tested outcomes to control objectives, accountable owners, verification evidence and the limits of the assessment. It does not claim regulatory certification.

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Business consequences, nine test objectives and the decisions for the board.

02

Architecture & attack paths

Scoped scan results, network and identity boundaries, WAF differentials and command-execution records.

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Findings with a treatment plan

Twelve technical findings with requests, responses, reproduction conditions and completed or pending retest records.

04

Control and reporting traceability

Sector requirements, evidence responsibilities, control mappings and assessment boundaries.

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Is this a real fintech organisation’s report?

No. Fintech AG and every system, participant, event and result are fictional. The case is designed to demonstrate a realistic reporting approach without exposing any client information.

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“Fintech” is a business description, not one regulatory category. DORA applicability depends on the legal entity and regulated activity; TLPT designation is a separate question. PCI DSS scope depends on payment-card data and systems. Product security testing should be planned alongside these obligations, GDPR and customer requirements. The fictional sample is not a compliance certificate.

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