Tag: ctf
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Defhawk CTF Writeup – NextJS Middleware Bypass
In this article, I will walk you through a CTF that simulates the NextJS middleware bypass vulnerability described in CVE-2025-29927. I will also discuss a simple Python POC that Google Gemini wrote for me. This helped me understand the vulnerability and find the flag. CTF Description https://defhawk.com/battleground/raid/appliedoffsecandwebsecurity/fakeestate The CTF link provides the following description: “You…
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DefhawkCTF Writeup – THE LABS INTERNAL BREACH
In this article, I will walk you through how i solved this CTF. The CTF is described as follows: An internal reconnaissance phase has revealed that Internal Industrial System is running a legacy support portal for its OT (Operational Technology) engineers. While the portal isn’t directly exposed to the public internet via its IP, we suspect…
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Defhawk CTF Writeup – Multiple XSS
In this writeup, i will walk you through a 3-level XSS CTF, available at the following link https://defhawk.com/battleground/raid/applied-off-sec-and-web-security/multiple-xss. The goal of these challenges is to trigger a pop up that says “defhawk” by bypassing the filters at that level. Click on Play Challenge to launch the web page with the challenge. Level 1 Click on…