Set up your own Lab for practicing SQL injection and XSS : Ethical Hacking


I hope you learned about the Sql injection and XSS from BTS.  But you may curious to practice the SQLi and XSS attacks. we know that doing the attack on third-party website is crime.  So how can we do the practice? Here is the solution for you friends. Why shouldn't set up your own web application ? Yes, you can setup your own Pen Testing lab for practicing the XSS and SQLi vulnerabilities.

When i surf in the internet, i come to know about the  "Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA)".  It is one of web application that used for practicing your Ethical hacking/Pen Testing skills in legal way.

Download this web Application from here:
http://www.dvwa.co.uk/

For Installing the this application, you will need XAMPP server.

The installation procedure :


Using this application , you can also practice:

  • LFI /RFI (File Inclusion methods)
  • Command Execution
  • Upload Script
  • Login Brute Force
if you have any doubts, check their wiki page or comment here.