Bankroll CTF@CIT 2026

📰 Medium · Cybersecurity

Learn to solve a multi-stage web challenge by chaining four bugs together to extract a secret from an isolated internal service.

advanced Published 19 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify the vulnerabilities in the provided source code by reviewing the docker-compose.yml file and mapping out the entire setup.
  2. Use user fuzzing to gather information and potentially discover an information leak.
  3. Exploit the information leak to obtain a password hash and then crack the password.
  4. Use the cracked password to login and then exploit a stored XSS vulnerability to steal an admin cookie.
  5. Utilize the stolen admin cookie to perform a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) and gain access to the internal service.
  6. Once access is gained, use SQL injection to extract the secret flag.
Who Needs to Know This

This challenge is suitable for a cybersecurity team, particularly those interested in web application security and penetration testing. It requires a deep understanding of various vulnerabilities and how to exploit them.

Key Insight

💡 Chaining multiple vulnerabilities together can lead to a successful exploit, even if individual vulnerabilities are not severe on their own.

Share This
Solve a multi-stage web challenge by chaining vulnerabilities together! #cybersecurity #webapplicationsecurity
Read full article → ← Back to Reads