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Web Security Audit & Penetration Testing Lab

Web vulnerability research lab demonstrating SQLi, XSS, Command Injection, and mitigation hardening.

Role
Security Engineer & Researcher
Year
2025
Lane
Security
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Web security vulnerability testing lab and OWASP mitigation

The problem

Modern web applications remain vulnerable to input sanitization flaws and injection attacks (OWASP Top 10), risking sensitive data breaches and unauthorized remote code execution.

The approach

Architected a hands-on web security testing environment utilizing DVWA to demonstrate targeted exploitation of SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and Command Injection vectors. Authored comprehensive remediation strategies incorporating prepared statements, context-aware input escaping, and secure web server configurations.

Highlights

  • Hands-on penetration testing lab environment evaluating core OWASP Top 10 vulnerability vectors.
  • Documented Proof of Concepts (PoC) and verified defensive mitigations for injection flaws.
  • Formulated defense-in-depth security hardening recommendations across web application tiers.
Web security vulnerability testing lab and OWASP mitigation