Introduction Many WordPress site owners believe that disabling the comment section from the dashboard is enough to stop all forms of commenting. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Even with the comment form removed from your pages, spambots can still submit comments...
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Stored XSS Explained: A Hands-On Demo with DVWA and OWASP ZAP
🧭 Introduction In this demonstration, we explore one of the most dangerous yet commonly found web vulnerabilities—Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Unlike its reflected counterpart, stored XSS involves injecting malicious scripts that are permanently stored on the...
Level Up: Using sqlmap and ZAP for SQL Injection Testing in DVWA
🧨 Introduction In our previous blog post, we successfully demonstrated a classic SQL Injection attack against DVWA (Damn Vulnerable Web Application) using its interactive web interface under security level: low. That exercise helped us understand how vulnerable input...
Testing SQL Injection in DVWA: A Hands-On Tutorial
🛡️ Introduction SQL Injection (SQLi) is one of the most dangerous and commonly exploited web application vulnerabilities. It occurs when an application unsafely includes user input in SQL queries, allowing attackers to tamper with database queries, extract sensitive...
Mastering Force Browse in Practice
Introduction In the intricate world of web application security, "force Browse" stands as a fundamental technique for uncovering hidden vulnerabilities. It's the art of systematically guessing or predicting URLs, directories, and files that might not be directly...
From Spidering to Force Browsing: Expanding Your Reconnaissance with OWASP ZAP
Introduction Web application security testing is a critical practice for identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. A fundamental step in this process is reconnaissance – gathering as much information as possible about the target...