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312-50V9 · Question #418

Which Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) implements a web application full of known vulnerabilities?

The correct answer is B. WebGoat. WebGoat is the official OWASP project that provides a deliberately insecure web application used to practice and teach common web vulnerabilities in a safe environment.

Hacking Web Applications

Question

Which Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) implements a web application full of known vulnerabilities?

Options

  • AWebBugs
  • BWebGoat
  • CVULN_HTML
  • DWebScarab

How the community answered

(66 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    88% (58)
  • C
    5% (3)
  • D
    6% (4)

Why each option

WebGoat is the official OWASP project that provides a deliberately insecure web application used to practice and teach common web vulnerabilities in a safe environment.

AWebBugs

WebBugs refers to small invisible tracking images historically used for surveillance in email and web pages - it is not an OWASP project or a vulnerable training application.

BWebGoatCorrect

WebGoat is an OWASP-maintained Java-based web application intentionally designed with known vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, XSS, and broken authentication. It provides hands-on lessons that allow testers and developers to learn attack and defense techniques without targeting real systems.

CVULN_HTML

VULN_HTML is not a recognized OWASP project or standard tool name; it does not exist as a real vulnerability training application.

DWebScarab

WebScarab was an OWASP tool that functioned as an HTTP/HTTPS proxy for intercepting and analyzing web traffic - it is a testing proxy, not a vulnerable target application.

Concept tested: OWASP WebGoat intentionally vulnerable application

Source: https://owasp.org/www-project-webgoat/

Topics

#OWASP#WebGoat#vulnerable application#security training

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