RailsGoat is a vulnerable version of the Ruby on Rails Framework. It includes vulnerabilities from the OWASP Top 10, as well as some "extras" that the initial project contributors felt worthwhile to share. This project is designed to educate both developers, as well as security professionals.
Requirements: Ruby 1.9.3
To begin, install the Ruby Version Manager (RVM):
$ curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --autolibs=3 --ruby=1.9.3
After installing the package, clone this repo:
$ git clone git@github.com:OWASP/railsgoat.git
Navigate into the directory and accept the notice by typing yes:
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Install the project dependencies:
$ bundle install
If you receive an error, make sure you have bundler installed:
$ gem install bundler
Initialize the database:
$ rake db:setup
Start the WEBrick HTTP Server:
$ rails server
Open your favorite browser, navigate to http://localhost:3000 and start hacking!
RailsGoat now includes a set of failing Capybara RSpecs, each one indicating that a separate vulnerability exists in the application. To run them, you first need to install PhantomJS, which is required by the Poltergeist Capybara driver. Upon installation, simply run the following rake task:
$ rake training
NOTE: As vulnerabilities are fixed in the application, these specs will not change to passing, but to pending.
In order for RailsGoat to effectively process email, you will first need to run MailCatcher, an SMTP server that will intercept email messages and display them in a web interface.
To start an instance of MailCatcher, simply run:
$ mailcatcher
If successful, you should see the following output:
Starting MailCatcher
==> smtp://127.0.0.1:1025
==> http://127.0.0.1:1080
*** MailCatcher runs as a daemon by default. Go to the web interface to quit.
Alternatively, you can run MailCatcher in the foreground by running mailcatcher -f in your terminal.
As changes are made to the application, the Capybara RSpecs can be used to verify that the vulnerabilities in the application are still intact. To use them in this way, and have them pass instead of fail, set the RAILSGOAT_MAINTAINER environment variable.
Conversion to the OWASP Top Ten 2013 completed in November, 2013.
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2013 The Open Web Application Security Project
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