Web Application Security OWASP Medium
OWASP Juice Shop
Systematic security testing of the OWASP Juice Shop vulnerable application. Focused on authentication bypass, injection attacks, client-side security, and business logic vulnerabilities using both manual and automated techniques.
Date
2025
Tools
Burp SuiteBrowser DevToolsOWASP ZAPSQLMap
Skills
OWASP Top 10XSSSQL InjectionAuthentication TestingClient-Side SecurityBusiness Logic
Objective
Systematically identify and exploit vulnerabilities in OWASP Juice Shop to demonstrate understanding of common web application security flaws.
Environment
- OWASP Juice Shop (Docker)
- Burp Suite Community/Professional
- Modern web browser with DevTools
Methodology
Progressive difficulty approach, tackling challenges from easy to hard, documenting each finding with exploitation steps and remediation.
Key Findings
- Reflected and stored XSS vulnerabilities
- SQL Injection in multiple endpoints
- Broken Access Control
- Insecure Deserialization
- Security Misconfiguration
Lessons Learned
Understanding the OWASP Top 10 in a practical environment builds the foundation for identifying these same patterns in real-world applications.