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Juice Shop Web App

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OWASP Juice Shop is an intentionally vulnerable web application created by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) for security training purposes. It simulates a real-world e-commerce site, allowing users to explore and exploit various security vulnerabilities in a safe environment.

Key Features

  1. Wide Range of Vulnerabilities: Juice Shop covers the entire OWASP Top 10, as well as other common security flaws, offering a comprehensive learning experience.

  2. User-Friendly Interface: Despite being intentionally vulnerable, the application has a realistic and user-friendly interface, making it accessible for beginners and useful for experienced testers.

  3. Gamified Learning: It incorporates a gamification aspect where users can track their progress and achievements as they discover and exploit different vulnerabilities.

  4. Extensive Documentation: Juice Shop comes with extensive documentation, tutorials, and guides to help users understand the vulnerabilities and learn how to mitigate them.

  5. Open Source: As an open-source project, it encourages community contributions and is freely available for anyone to use and modify.

OWASP Top 10

  1. Broken Access Control:

    • Test: Attempt to access unauthorized pages or functionalities by manipulating URLs, using different user roles, or changing request parameters.
    • Example: As a low-privileged user, try to access an admin page by directly entering the URL (/admin).

  2. Cryptographic Failures:

    • Test: Inspect the application's use of encryption and hashing algorithms. Look for the use of weak algorithms or improper implementation.
    • Example: Check if sensitive data, such as passwords, are stored using weak hash functions like MD5 instead of stronger options like bcrypt.

  3. Injection:

    • Test: Insert malicious code into input fields to see if it's executed by the server, for example: SQL, NoSQL, OS, and LDAP injection.
    • Example: Enter '; DROP TABLE users; -- into a form field to test for SQL injection.

  4. Insecure Design:

    • Test: Review the application architecture and design documents for security flaws. Perform threat modeling to identify design weaknesses.
    • Example: Assess if sensitive data is adequately protected throughout its lifecycle (e.g., encryption in transit and at rest).

  5. Security Misconfiguration:

    • Test: Verify the configuration settings of servers, databases, and applications. Check for default accounts, open ports, and unnecessary services.
    • Example: Use tools like Nmap to scan for open ports and identify if unnecessary services are exposed.

  6. Vulnerable and Outdated Components:

    • Test: Identify all third-party libraries and components used by the application. Check their versions against known vulnerabilities databases.
    • Example: Use tools like OWASP Dependency-Check or Snyk to scan for vulnerable dependencies.

  7. Identification and Authentication Failures:

    • Test: Evaluate the authentication mechanisms. Attempt brute force attacks, session hijacking, and other techniques to bypass authentication.
    • Example: Test password complexity requirements and rate limits on login attempts to prevent brute force attacks.

  8. Software and Data Integrity Failures:

    • Test: Check the integrity of software updates and data. Verify the use of digital signatures and other integrity mechanisms.
    • Example: Analyze the update mechanism to ensure updates are signed and verified before installation.

  9. Security Logging and Monitoring Failures:

    • Test: Review the logging and monitoring configuration. Ensure that security events are logged and monitored properly.
    • Example: Attempt actions that should trigger alerts (e.g., multiple failed login attempts) and check if they are logged and generate alerts.

  10. Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF):

    • Test: Manipulate URLs in requests to see if the server can be tricked into fetching data from internal systems or unauthorized locations.
    • Example: Modify a URL parameter to access internal services (e.g., changing http://external.com/resource to http://localhost/admin).

You can run it via node.js, a Docker container, or Vagrant. See more info on their website.