# Damn Vulnerable Web Application

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Educational software

The **Damn Vulnerable Web Application** is a software project that intentionally includes [security vulnerabilities](/source/Security_vulnerabilities) and is intended for educational purposes.[1][2][3]

## Examples

- [Cross site scripting](/source/Cross_site_scripting)

- [SQL injection](/source/SQL_injection)

## See also

- [Damn Vulnerable Linux](/source/Damn_Vulnerable_Linux)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Porup, J. M. (2018-11-09). ["Learn to play defense by hacking these broken web apps"](https://www.csoonline.com/article/3319521/learn-to-play-defense-by-hacking-these-broken-web-apps.html). *CSO Online*. Retrieved 2021-04-21.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Diogenes, Yuri (2019). *Cybersecurity - Attack and Defense Strategies*. Erdal Ozkaya, an O'Reilly Media Company Safari (2nd ed.). Packt Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781838822217](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781838822217). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1139764053](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1139764053).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Fehrenbach, Patrik. ["SQL-Injection-Lücken finden » ADMIN-Magazin"](http://www.admin-magazin.de/Das-Heft/2013/01/SQL-Injection-Luecken-finden). *[ADMIN-Magazin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admin-Magazin)* (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-26.

## External links

- [Official website](https://github.com/digininja/DVWA)

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