First make sure java is installed on your host machine. After installation, we go to the folder of the lab we want to practice. "i.e /skf-labs/XSS, /skf-labs/RFI/" and run the following command:
$ ./mvnw spring-boot:run
{% hint style="success" %} Now that the app is running let's go hacking! {% endhint %}
When we start the application we can see that there is a text box that allow you to write a color name.
We can write a color like:
And depending on the color that we chose, this will be the color in the text below:
If we check how the text that we wrote in the text box is later put into the code we can see:
If we try to insert a malicious code that we know it will be inserted in the source code, we can try something like this:
blue;}</style><script>alert("CSSI")</script>
This code should show an alert box or pop up alerting the text "CSSI". If we check the website after sending the malicious request:
And goal achieved!
{% embed url="https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Testing_for_CSS_Injection_(OTG-CLIENT-005)" %}