VulnNodeApp - A Vulnerable Node.Js Application

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A vulnerable application made using node.js, express server and ejs template engine. This application is meant for educational purposes only.

Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/4auvar/VulnNodeApp.git

Application setup:

Install the latest node.js version with npm. Open terminal/command prompt and navigate to the location of downloaded/cloned repository. Run command: npm install

DB setup

Install and configure latest mysql version and start the mysql service/deamon Login with root user in mysql and run below sql script: CREATE USER 'vulnnodeapp'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
create database vuln_node_app_db;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON vuln_node_app_db.* TO 'vulnnodeapp'@'localhost';
USE vuln_node_app_db;
create table users (id int AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, fullname varchar(255), username varchar(255),password varchar(255), email varchar(255), phone varchar(255), profilepic varchar(255));
insert into users(fullname,username,password,email,phone) values("test1","test1","test1","[email protected]","976543210");
insert into users(fullname,username,password,email,phone) values("test2","test2","test2","[email protected]","9887987541");
insert into users(fullname,username,password,email,phone) values("test3","test3","test3","[email protected]","9876987611");
insert into users(fullname,username,password,email,phone) values("test4","test4","test4","[email protected]","9123459876");
insert into users(fullname,username,password,email,phone) values("test5","test5","test 5","[email protected]","7893451230");

Set basic environment variable

User needs to set the below environment variable. DATABASE_HOST (E.g: localhost, 127.0.0.1, etc...) DATABASE_NAME (E.g: vuln_node_app_db or DB name you change in above DB script) DATABASE_USER (E.g: vulnnodeapp or user name you change in above DB script) DATABASE_PASS (E.g: password or password you change in above DB script) Open the command prompt/terminal and navigate to the location of your repository Run command: npm start Access the application at http://localhost:3000 SQL Injection Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) Command Injection Arbitrary File Retrieval Regular Expression Injection External XML Entity Injection (XXE) Node js Deserialization Security Misconfiguration Insecure Session Management Will add new vulnerabilities such as CORS, Template Injection, etc... Improve application documentation In case of bugs in the application, feel free to create an issues on github. Feel free to create a pull request for any contribution.

You can reach me out at @4auvar

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