defenselessV1 : Just Another Vulnerable Web Application

defenselessV1 is a vulnerable web application written in PHP/MySQL. This is the first version of this application. The purpose of this application is to create security awareness among developers and new guys in application security. It would soon be updated with with more bugs and a new vulnerable application is also being developed. Please let me know how this can be improved.

Setup

Setting up this app is easy.

  • Download and then create a new database in phpmyadmin.
  • Name the database as testapp. Then, import the file testapp(2).sql in the testapp database.
  • Refresh it and you are good to go.
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