Welcome to the Damn Vulnerable API ( DVAPI ) project. This project is based on the OWASP API Top 10 2023 Stable version which is published on June 5th 2023. This lab is designed to help you learn about and explore the top 10 security risks associated with APIs according to the OWASP API Security Project.
The OWASP API Top 10 - 2023 consists of the following vulnerabilities:
- 0xa1: Broken Object Level Authorization
- 0xa2: Broken Authentication
- 0xa3: Broken Object Property Level Authorization
- 0xa4: Unrestricted Resource Consumption
- 0xa5: Broken Function Level Authorization
- 0xa6: Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows
- 0xa7: Server Side Request Forgery
- 0xa8: Security Misconfiguration
- 0xa9: Improper Inventory Management
- 0xaa: Unsafe Consumption of APIs
DVAPI is designed for a diverse range of users:
- API enthusiasts: Whether you're a beginner or have intermediate knowledge, DVAPI offers a hands-on learning experience to explore API vulnerabilities and enhance your skills.
- Security professionals: Stay up to date with the latest API security trends and the OWASP API Top 10 - 2023 RC. DVAPI allows security professionals to practice identifying API-related risks.
- Developers: Developers can learn about potential security pitfalls and adopt best practices to protect their own APIs from common vulnerabilities. DVAPI serves as an educational tool for developers looking to enhance their API security knowledge.
- Educators and trainers: DVAPI provides a comprehensive platform for teaching API security, allowing instructors to engage students in discovering vulnerabilities and applying countermeasures.
DVAPI caters to individuals seeking practical knowledge and a deeper understanding of API security, regardless of their background or expertise.
The DVAPI lab provides a series of challenges and exercises related to the top 10 API security risks identified by OWASP. These challenges are designed to test your knowledge and skills in identifying and mitigating common security vulnerabilities in API implementations.
The DVPI application is built as a CTF application that itself is vulnerable. Users can identify and exploit the vulnerabilities, obtain the flags and submit into the application.
It has many functionalities that uses different API endpoints. We have added a Postman collection file that you can import. The DVAPI application has a swagger endpoint as well, which you can use.
All in all, users have the flexibility to assess the APIs via these methods:
- The application itself
- Postman collection
- Get the Postman collection on DVAPI.postman_collection.json
- You can also fork the collection from our public Postman workspace at https://www.postman.com/payatu/workspace/dvapi
- Swagger API endpoint (accessible at the
/Swaggerendpoint on the DVAPI lab)
To get started with the DVAPI lab, follow the steps below:
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/payatu/DVAPI.git- Navigate to the DVAPI directory:.
cd DVAPI- Use
docker composeto build and run the application:
docker compose up --build- Access the DVAPI application at http://127.0.0.1:3000
Disclaimer: As this application is intentionally vulnerable, do not host this on a production environment.
Our team has presented DVAPI in Bsides Bangalore 2023 ToolsForge on 8th June 2023.
If you have any feedback or find any bugs in the app, please feel free to open an issue on this repository.
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