1. Web Security Academy
  2. Insecure deserialization
  3. Exploiting
  4. Lab

Lab: Modifying serialized data types

PRACTITIONER

This lab uses a serialization-based session mechanism and is vulnerable to authentication bypass as a result. To solve the lab, edit the serialized object in the session cookie to access the administrator account. Then, delete Carlos.

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