DAMN VULNERABLE WEB APPLICATION

v1.10 (*Not Yet Released)

• Improved IIS support. (@g0tmi1k)
• Improved setup system check. (@g0tmi1k)

v1.9 (2015-10-05)

• Added a dedicated objective (or "flag") for file include. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added a warning to any module that requires a certain configuration. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added comments to all source code that would be visible via DVWA modules. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added CSRF token to pre-auth forms (login/setup/security pages). (@g0tmi1k + @Shinkurt)
• Added HttpOnly cookie flag on impossible levels. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added more detail to the documentation. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added PDO to all impossible levels requiring MySQL. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added PHPIDS options into the config file. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added system check to setup. (@g0tmi1k)
• Added various information to all help pages for every module. (@g0tmi1k)
• Changed brute force medium to be harder due to sleep. (@g0tmi1k)
• Changed file include landing page + added 3x example pages. (@g0tmi1k)
• Changed file include medium to be harder due to more filters. (@g0tmi1k)
• Changed HTTP REFERER check for medium level CSRF. (@g0tmi1k)
• Changed input box for medium level with SQLi + SQLi Blind. (@g0tmi1k)
• Changed SQLi + SQLi Blind to be $_POST rather than $_GET. (@g0tmi1k)
• Changed SQLi Blind to be a real example of the vulnerability. (@g0tmi1k)
• Fixed brute force and file upload impossible levels, as they were vulnerable. (@g0tmi1k + @Shinkurt)
• Fixed bug with file fnclude page not loading. (@g0tmi1k)
• Fixed CAPTCHA bug to read URL parameters on impossible. (@g0tmi1k)
• Fixed CAPTCHA bug where the form wouldn't be visible. (@g0tmi1k)
• Fixed CAPTCHA bug where the URL parameters were not being used for low + medium. (@g0tmi1k)
• Fixed CSRF medium level bug when not on localhost. (@g0tmi1k)
• Fixed setup bug with custom URL path. (@g0tmi1k)
• Removed PostgreSQL DB support. (@g0tmi1k)
• Renamed 'Command Execution' to 'Command Injection'. (@g0tmi1k)
• Renamed 'high' level to 'impossible' and created new vectors for 'high'. (@g0tmi1k)
• Updated README and documentation. (@g0tmi1k)
• Various code cleanups in the core PHP files + CSS. (@g0tmi1k)
• Various setup improvements (e.g. redirection + limited menu links). (@g0tmi1k)

v1.8 (2013-05-01)

• Versioning change: Version numbers now follow Major.Minor (e.g. v1.8) removing the middle digit.
• Moved default security level setting to the config file.
• Fixed a bug which prevented setup when a database name other than 'dvwa' was used.
• Added a logic challenge involving an insecure CAPTCHA (requires external internet access)

v1.0.7 (2010-09-08)

• Re-designed the login page + made some other slight cosmetic changes. 06/06/2010 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Started PostgreSQL implementation. 15/03/2010 (@ethicalhack3r)
• A few small cosmetic changes. 15/03/2010 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Improved the help information and look. 15/03/2010 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Fixed a few bugs thanks to @Digininja. 15/03/2010 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Show logged in username. 05/02/2010 (Jason Jones)
• Added new info on RandomStorm. 04/02/2010 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added 'SQL Injection (Blind)'. 04/02/2010 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added official documentation. 21/11/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Implemented view all source functionality. 16/10/2009 (tmacuk, craig, @ethicalhack3r)

v1.0.6 (2009-10-05)

• Fixed a bug where the logo would not show on first time use. 03/09/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Removed 'current password' input box for low+med CSRF security. 03/09/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added an article which was written for OWASP Turkey. 03/10/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added more toubleshooting information. 02/10/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Stored XSS high now sanitises output. 02/10/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Fixed a 'bug' in XSS stored low which made it not vulnerable. 02/10/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Rewritten command execution high to use a whitelist. 30/09/09 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Fixed a command execution vulnerability in exec high. 17/09/09 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added some troubleshooting info for PHP 5.2.6 in readme.txt. 17/09/09 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added the upload directory to the upload help. 17/09/09 (@ethicalhack3r)

v1.0.5 (2009-09-03)

• Made IE friendly as much as possible. 30/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Removed the acunetix scan report. 30/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added 'Clear Log' button to PHPIDS parser. 27/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Implemented PHPIDS log parser. 27/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Implemented Stored XSS vulnerability. 27/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added htaccess rule for localhost access only. 22/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Added CSRF. 01/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Implemented sessions/login. 01/08/2009 (@ethicalhack3r)
• Complete recode. (jamesr)
• Complete redesign. (jamesr)
• Delimited 'dvwa' in session- minimising the risk of clash with other projects running on localhost. 01/08/2009 (jamesr)
• Integrated PHPIDS v0.6. 01/08/2009 (jamesr)
• Streamlined login functionality. 01/08/2009 (jamesr)

v1.0.4 (2009-06-29)

• Added acunetix scan report. 24/06/2009
• All links use http://hiderefer.com to hide referrer header. 23/06/2009
• Updated/added 'more info' links. 23/06/2009
• Moved change log info to CHANGELOG.txt. 22/06/2009
• Fixed the exec.php UTF-8 output. 16/06/2009
• Moved Help/View source buttons to footer. 12/06/2009
• Fixed phpInfo bug. 12/06/2009
• Made dvwa IE friendly. 11/06/2009
• Fixed html bugs. 11/06/2009
• Added more info to about page. 03/06/2009
• Added pictures for the users. 03/06/2009
• Fixed typos on the welcome page. 03/06/2009
• Improved README.txt and fixed typos. 03/06/2009
• Made SQL injection possible in sqli_med.php. Thanks to Teodor Lupan. 03/06/2009

v1.0.3 (2009-05-25)

• Changed XAMPP link in index.php. 25/05/2009
• Set default security to low. 25/05/2009
• Improved output in setup.php. 25/05/2009

v1.0.2 (2009-05-24)

• Removed phpinfo on higher security levels. 24/05/2009
• Moved all vulnerable code to /source/. 24/05/2009
• Added viewsource. 24/05/2009

v1.0.1 (2009-05-24)

• Implemented different security levels. 24/05/2009
• Changed XSS from POST to GET. 22/05/2009
• Some changes to CSS. 22/05/2009
• Version number now in variable in header.php. 21/05/2009
• Added about page. 21/05/2009
• Updated login script to use database. 21/05/2009
• Added admin user to database. 21/05/2009
• Combined RFI + LFI to make 'File Inclusion'. 21/05/2009
• More realism to Local File Inclusion. 21/05/2009
• Better error output on upload script. 21/05/2009

v1.0 (2009-05-20)

• Made command execution more realistic. 20/05/2009
• Added help buttons. 20/05/2009
• Added .htaccess file to turn magic quotes off. 20/05/2009
• Improved database creation with setup.php. 19/05/2009
• Amended installation instructions in README file. 19/05/2009
• Added GNU GPL license. 19/05/2009
• Added a robots.txt file with disallow all. 26/01/2009
• Removed link to www.ethicalhacker.co.uk in footer. 26/01/2009
• Added better error output on magic quotes. 26/01/2009

Links

• Homepage: http://www.dvwa.co.uk

Created by the DVWA team.