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Lab: Unprotected admin functionality

APPRENTICE

This lab has an unprotected admin panel.

Solve the lab by deleting the user carlos.

ACCESS THE LAB

Solution

  1. Go to the lab and view robots.txt by appending /robots.txt to the lab URL. Notice that the Disallow line discloses the path to the admin panel.
  2. In the URL bar, replace /robots.txt with /administrator-panel to load the admin panel.
  3. Delete carlos.

Community solutions

Rana Khalil
Popo Hack

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