melvinvarkey / dvws

OWSAP Damn Vulnerable Web Sockets (DVWS) is a vulnerable web application which works on web sockets for client-server communication.

OWASP Damn Vulnerable Web Sockets (DVWS)

OWASP Damn Vulnerable Web Sockets (DVWS) is a vulnerable web application which works on web sockets for client-server communication. The flow of the application is similar to DVWA. You will find more vulnerabilities than the ones listed in the application.

https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_Damn_Vulnerable_Web_Sockets_(DVWS)

Requirements

In the hosts file of your attacker machine create an entry for dvws.local to point at the IP address hosting the DVWS application.

Location of hosts file:

Windows: C:\windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Linux: /etc/hosts

Sample entry for hosts file:

192.168.100.199         dvws.local

The application requires the following:

Apache + PHP + MySQL

PHP with MySQLi support

Ratchet

ReactPHP-MySQL

Note: Ratchet and ReactPHP-MySQL are packaged inside DVWS. Separate installation is not required.

Setting up DVWS

Set the MySQL hostname, username, password and an existing database name in the includes/connect-db.php file then go to Setup to finish setting up DVWS.

Running DVWS

On the host running this application, run the following command from DVWS directory: php ws-socket.php

Important Note

DVWS has been developed with limited knowledge of Web Sockets. Feel free to contribute and enhance this project.

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