Dec 31, 2025 · 3 min read · Most security labs are built around predictable, well-documented vulnerabilities. But every once in a while, during experimentation, you try something that should not work, yet it works perfectly. This is the story of how a simple challenge in Web fo...
Join discussionDec 24, 2025 · 2 min read · NOTE: This post is for educational purposes only. Please use the information responsibly and legally. While solving an XSS lab, I followed a simple and repeatable methodology that helped me identify how user input was being handled and where script ...
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Dec 21, 2025 · 2 min read · NOTE: This post is for educational purposes only. Please use the information responsibly and legally. (Improper File Upload Validation / Security Misconfiguration) While testing example.com using Burp Suite, I found a common but often overlooked sec...
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Dec 20, 2025 · 2 min read · NOTE: This post is for educational purposes only. Please use the information responsibly and legally. (Missing Security Header – HSTS) While testing a website using Burp Suite, I found a common but often ignored security issue:HTTP Strict Transport ...
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Dec 18, 2025 · 2 min read · NOTE: This post is for educational purposes only. Please use the information responsibly and legally. (Missing Rate Limiting Protection)While testing a website using Burp Suite, I found a common but serious security issue:No rate limiting was impleme...
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Dec 17, 2025 · 2 min read · NOTE: This post is for educational purposes only. Please use the information responsibly and legally. (Missing Secure Flag) While testing a website with Burp Suite, I found a simple but important security issue:Sensitive cookies were missing the Sec...
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Oct 2, 2025 · 1 min read · NOTE: This post is for educational purposes only. Please use the information responsibly and legally. The following you see is the HTTP Response header. HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:30:00 GMT Server: nginx/1.24.0 Content-Type: text...
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Sep 12, 2025 · 9 min read · A practical, defense-oriented guide to common authentication and related web vulnerabilities. Learn what each flaw means, high-level attacker behavior, and robust mitigation, detection, and secure-testing strategies—safely and responsibly. Intro Auth...
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Jul 18, 2025 · 3 min read · In this challenge, we explore a vulnerable cloud authentication service called Authentication Anywhere — a fictional login platform promising secure access from anywhere. But is it truly secure? 🤔 With the mention of IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Ref...
Join discussionJul 15, 2025 · 3 min read · Welcome to ToysRus, a beginner-friendly CTF room designed to introduce essential enumeration and exploitation tools commonly used in penetration testing. In this challenge, we leverage tools like Nmap, Gobuster, Hydra, Nikto, and Metasploit to uncove...
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