Have you ever tried Udacity.com? I have completed two of their python courses, CS101 and CS253 Web Development. You might like web dev because it is very practical. I just finished the final exam yesterday and had a lot of fun. Now I have a working blog with cookies/signup/hashing/forms and it uses a datastore (GQL) on google app engine. I learned a ton and Steve Hoffman of reddit fame is the instructor and he has lots of insights. I'm also in the middle of the SPSE and having a good time with that too. Oh and udacity is free.

Thanks, hyabusa! I learn more with each exam attempt. I was close on my last two exam attempts and I believe I will pass it next time.

Thanks and I won't give up. I am more determined.

There is a lot of missing instruction from the course materials, but I have learned a lot. It seems to be there teaching approach and it is working, but if it was covered more in depth it would take as long.

Actually I am a pentester and you are correct about getting more time. I needed to improve my hacking skills and that's why I took this course. I had experience with vulnerability assessments and automated tools.

@hanyhasan - The videos and PDF's cover a lot, but because of the 'adaptive' nature of pentesting, there is expectation that not everything in the exam is going to be a 'cut and dry' example of something that was directly covered by the courseware, leaving the student to use their intuition and research skills to find answers, much like a live, real-world pentest would.

@r0ckm4n - keep trying, keep studying, keep working at it.  Pass or fail, as impelse noted, you're learning.  Experience, in this field, comes painfully, sometimes, but it's well worth the effort, and shows your determination and dedication.

Wishing you luck on the next (and hopefully final) attempt! 

It's free: https://www.trustedsec.com/downloads/social-engineer-toolkit/

is this freeware or paid?No price or i could not find .

I don't suppose the machine in question is joined to a corporate network?

Occationally I.T depts will use domain credentials to put EICAR on all domain connected machine to test the A/V.

So for example - group policy pushes out the EICAR - A/V detects it, and the I.T dept corrolate the A/V results against the Domain Computers list to determine which machines either don't have A/V on them, or it isn't working well enough.

Hard luck , never give up and i was only scared from taking CCIE " from Cisco "  . I read the subject from the beginning and let me asking you why there is no support from the trainer or does the material " Videos & PDF " not covering those attacks . The CCIE exam is about troubleshoot the network and more you practice to solve the network issues the faster you can solve the exam and pass but the material does cover the exam objective . Hard luck again & sorry i talked about Cisco here  . Forget about my English every 1 

Advisory ID: HTB23154
Product: Exponent CMS
Vendor: Online Innovative Creations
Vulnerable Versions: 2.2.0 beta 3 and probably prior
Tested Version: 2.2.0 beta 3
Vendor Notification: April 24, 2013
Vendor Fix: May 3, 2013
Public Disclosure: May 15, 2013
Vulnerability Type: SQL Injection [CWE-89], PHP File Inclusion [CWE-98]
CVE References: CVE-2013-3294, CVE-2013-3295
Risk Level: High
CVSSv2 Base Scores: 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), 7.6 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Solution Status: Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 
Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Exponent CMS, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary SQL commands in the database of vulnerable application and execute arbitrary PHP code on the vulnerable system.


1) SQL Injection in Exponent CMS: CVE-2013-3294

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of "src" and "username" HTTP GET parameters passed to "/index.php" script. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands in application's database.

Depending on database and system configuration, the PoC (Proof-of-Concept) code below will create a "/var/www/file.php" file with PHP function 'phpinfo()':

The second PoC will attempt to create "/var/www/file.txt" file, containing usernames and hashed passwords of all application's users:

2) PHP File Inclusion in Exponent CMS: CVE-2013-3295

The vulnerability is caused by improper filtration of user-supplied input passed via the "page" HTTP GET parameter to "/install/popup.php" script, which is publicly accessible after CMS installation by default. A remote unauthenticated attacker can include arbitrary PHP files from the local system using directory traversal sequences with URL-encoded NULL byte, read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

The PoC code below will output the content of '/etc/passwd' file on vulnerable system:

Solution:
Upgrade to Exponent CMS v2.2.0 Release Candidate 1

More Information:
http://www.exponentcms.org/news/release-candidate-1-v2-2-0-set-loose
http://forums.exponentcms.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=789

References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23154 - https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23154 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Exponent CMS.
[2] Exponent CMS - http://www.exponentcms.org - Exponent is a website content management system (or CMS) that allows site owners to easily create and manage dynamic websites without necessarily directly coding web pages, or managing site navigation.
[3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures.
[4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.