karimtariqx / HackerStories

This project is a vulnerable web application to practice on. It is designed for educational purposes to help security enthusiasts and developers understand and mitigate common web vulnerabilities.

Hacker's Stories by 0xKimoz

Description

This project is a vulnerable web application to practice on. It is designed for educational purposes to help security enthusiasts and developers understand and mitigate common web vulnerabilities.

Prerequisites

• A Linux system (e.g., Ubuntu, Kali Linux)
• Apache2 web server
• MySQL database server
• PHP

Installation

Open Your Terminal:

1. Clone the Project:

   git clone https://github.com/karimtariqx/HackerStories.git
   

2. Start MySQL service:

   sudo service mysql start

3. LOG in to mysql and Create Databse and user:

   sudo mysql -u root -p
   CREATE DATABASE hackers;
   CREATE USER 'karim'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '1234';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON hackers.* TO 'karim'@'localhost';
   EXIT;
   

4.Import the SQL file into the database:

sudo mysql -u root -p hackers < HackerStories/hackers.sql

5.Copy the project files to the web server directory:

  sudo cp -r HackerStories/Hackers /var/www/html/Hackers

6.Set the correct permissions for the project directory:

  sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/Hackers
  sudo chmod -R 777 /var/www/html/Hackers

7.Start apache2 and Restart mysql:

 sudo service apache2 start
 sudo service mysql restart

Usage

After completing the installation, you can access the vulnerable web application by navigating to http://localhost/Hackers/ in your web browser. Also make sure to be connected to the internet at first when launching the app to load the css files from materialize

Disclaimer

This application is intended for educational purposes only. Do not use it in a production environment or expose it to the internet. The author is not responsible for any misuse or damage caused by this application.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues to improve the project.