1. Web Security Academy
  2. Authentication vulnerabilities
  3. Other mechanisms
  4. Lab

Lab: Offline password cracking

PRACTITIONER

This lab stores the user's password hash in a cookie. The lab also contains an XSS vulnerability in the comment functionality. To solve the lab, obtain Carlos's stay-logged-in cookie and use it to crack his password. Then, log in as carlos and delete his account from the "My account" page.

  • Your credentials: wiener:peter
  • Victim's username: carlos

Learning path

If you're following our suggested learning path, please note that this lab requires some understanding of topics that we haven't covered yet. Don't worry if you get stuck; try coming back later once you've developed your knowledge further.

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