OWASP Vulnerableapp
OWASP VulnerableApp is a modular application designed for validating and benchmarking security scanners. It offers a testable security ecosystem with features like scanner benchmarking and modular vulnerability design. The application supports security engineers, researchers, and educators in creating controlled environments for security experimentation.
- ▪VulnerableApp allows for scanner benchmarking with tools like Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP.
- ▪It features a modular design that enables new vulnerability scenarios without altering core services.
- ▪Users can run consistent and repeatable security testing pipelines using the application.
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Record
| Original publisher | GitHub |
| Canonical URL | https://github.com/SasanLabs/VulnerableApp |
| Publication time | Sat, 30 May 2026 03:10:42 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-30T03:41:55.382Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-30T03:41:55.382Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
| Excerpt source | publisher body |
| Excerpt method | First ~120 words (~800 chars) of extracted publisher body, fair-use limited. |
| Summary | WeSearch · cerebras-chat (WeSearch summarizer) |
| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
| Cluster | None |
| Cluster logic | Not yet clustered, or no peer story found in the clustering window. |
| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
Rights status (four layers)
WeSearch handling by dimension
| Indexing | May the item be indexed (stored, ranked, made findable)? | Allowed |
| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
| AI summary | May WeSearch generate its own short summary of the article? | Limited |
| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
Basis: Derived from the published RSS/Atom feed. Contact: [email protected]. Reviewed: 2026-07-24.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
OWASP VulnerableApp Break it. Scan it. Reproduce it. Benchmark against it. Improve it. OWASP VulnerableApp is a modular deliberately vulnerable application designed primarily for validating and benchmarking security scanners through reproducible test scenarios, while also supporting learning and experimentation. 🔍 What makes it different Unlike traditional vulnerable applications, VulnerableApp is designed as a testable security ecosystem, not a static training app. It enables: 🔬 Scanner benchmarking for tools like Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, and custom DAST engines 🧩 Modular vulnerability design that allows new scenarios without modifying core services 📊 Security regression testing across releases and environments 🎯 Realistic attack surface simulation for modern web application patterns…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at GitHub.