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.