- Lab
- Security
DOM-Based Security Testing with ZAP
In this lab, you’ll practice advanced DOM-based vulnerability detection using OWASP ZAP against the Globomantics Shop. When you’re finished, you’ll have experience configuring ZAP for SPAs, identifying DOM XSS, and monitoring client-side events.
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Table of Contents
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Challenge
Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Challenge
Configure ZAP AJAX Spider for a JavaScript SAP Application
To start, your goal is to launch ZAP, manually explore the Globomantics Shop, and run the AJAX spider to create a comprehensive site map critical for uncovering potential DOM XSS vulnerabilities in the application's rich JavaScript features.
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Challenge
Detect DOM XSS Vulnerabilities with ZAP DOM XSS Active Scanner
You will detect DOM XSS in the Globomantics Shop, configure a ZAP scan policy, launch an active scan, interpret the results, and manually trigger an identified XSS.
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Implement Custom DOM Event Monitoring for Data Leakage
To finish up, you will inject a custom DOM monitor script into the Globomantics Shop, review its code, and use it to trace and identify insecure client-side storage of sensitive data during a test purchase.
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Challenge
The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
What's a lab?
Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.
Provided environment for hands-on practice
We will provide the credentials and environment necessary for you to practice right within your browser.
Guided walkthrough
Follow along with the author’s guided walkthrough and build something new in your provided environment!
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