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Challenge I

badge-api-security-advanced | Level: Easy  | Total Lab Runs: 0 | Premium Lab

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Securing an API is a critical task. A poor API design may lead to system compromise. Its impact becomes more critical when a crucial service gets affected like a Banking API.


The Banking WebApp provided in this lab uses Flask in the backend and loads all the data from a CMS.


Objective: Interact with the API and identify loopholes in the deployment to perform the following:

  1. Gain shell access to the backend server

  2. Obtain a copy of the CMS database:

        a. Retrieve the flag stored in the CMS

        b. Retrieve and crack the hashed password for the user admin@dummybank.com from the CMS database

  3. Password corresponding to the credentials used by the backend API to connect to the CMS.


User Information


Email

elliot@dummybank.com

Password

elliotalderson


Instructions:

  • This lab is dedicated to you! No other users are on this network :)

  • Once you start the lab, you will have access to a Kali GUI instance.

  • Your Kali instance has an interface with IP address 192.X.Y.2. Run "ifconfig" to know the values of X and Y.

  • The Banking WebApp is running on port 5000 on the target machine having IP address 192.X.Y.3.

  • Do not attack the gateway located at IP address 192.X.Y.1

  • Wordlist: /usr/share/john/password.lst


Note: Bruteforce/dictionary attacks won't be able to get you access to the "admin" user's account as Strapi CMS is using rate limiting. Offline bruteforce/dictionary attacks using JTR are fine.

    NOTE: This badge challenge is for evaluation, so we don't provide hints or explanations for this. Hence, contact us on support email only if you are facing a technical issue.


    Verify:
    1. Flag present in the CMS database
     
    2. Credentials belonging to admin@dummybank.com for the backend CMS
     
    3. Password corresponding to the credentials used to connect to the CMS
     

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