Bottle

HardWeb Security

Overview

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Lab Details

Prerequisites & Requirements

  • Basic understanding of web applications and HTTP protocols
  • Knowledge of JavaScript and browser behavior
  • Familiarity with web security concepts, particularly XSS and cookie security
  • Understanding of HTTP request/response flow and Cookie headers
  • Basic knowledge of Python and the Bottle web framework

What will you learn?

  • How cookie parsing vulnerabilities can lead to severe security issues
  • HTTP-Only cookie protection bypass techniques
  • Cookie smuggling attacks against the Bottle framework
  • Browser cookie ordering behavior exploitation
  • Crafting advanced XSS payloads for session hijacking
  • Understanding parser differentials between RFC2965 and RFC6265

Tools

  • Web browser with developer tools
  • Webhook service (webhook.site or similar)
  • Burp Suite or similar proxy (optional)
  • Text editor for crafting JavaScript payloads
  • Base64 decoder

Job Positions

Penetration Tester

Tags

XssSession HijackingJavascriptBurp SuiteHttp HeadersOwasp Top 10Logic Flaw