vAPI - Vulnerable Adversely Programmed Interface Which Is Self-Hostable API That Mimics OWASP API Top 10 Scenarios Through Exercises

vAPI is Vulnerable Adversely Programmed Interface which is Self-Hostable API that mimics OWASP API Top 10 scenarios in the means of Exercises.

PHP MySQL PostMan MITM Proxy

Copying the Code

Setting up the Database

Import vapi.sql into MySQL Database

Configure the DB Credentials in the vapi/.env

Starting MySQL service

Run following command (Linux)

Starting Laravel Server

Go to vapi directory and Run

Setting Up Postman

Import vAPI.postman_collection.json in Postman Import vAPI_ENV.postman_environment.json in Postman

OR

Use Public Workspace

https://www.postman.com/roottusk/workspace/vapi/

Browse http://localhost/vapi/ for Documentation

After Sending requests, refer to the Postman Tests or Environment for Generated Tokens

Helm can be used to deploy to a Kubernetes namespace. The chart is in the vapi-chart folder. The chart requires one secret named vapi with the following values:

Sample Helm Install Command: helm upgrade --install vapi ./vapi-chart --values=./vapi-chart/values.yaml

*** Important ***

The MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD on line 232 in the values.yaml must match that on line 184 in order to work.

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[1] https://apisecurity.io/issue-132-experian-api-leak-breaches-digitalocean-geico-burp-plugins-vapi-lab/

[2] https://dsopas.github.io/MindAPI/references/

[3] https://dzone.com/articles/api-security-weekly-issue-132

[4] https://owasp.org/www-project-vulnerable-web-applications-directory/

[5] https://github.com/arainho/awesome-api-security

[6] https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/introducing-vapi-an-open-source-lab-environment-to-learn-about-api-security

[7] https://apisecurity.io/issue-169-insecure-api-wordpress-plugin-tesla-3rd-party-vulnerability-introducing-vapi/

[1] https://cyc0rpion.medium.com/exploiting-owasp-top-10-api-vulnerabilities-fb9d4b1dd471 (vAPI 1.0 Writeup)

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F5opL_c5-4&list=PLT1Gj1RmR7vqHK60qS5bpNUeivz4yhmbS (Turkish Language) (vAPI 1.1 Walkthrough)

[3] https://medium.com/@jyotiagarwal3190/roottusk-vapi-writeup-341ec99879c (vAPI 1.1 Writeup)

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