# digininja/DVWA

Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA)

Repository: https://github.com/digininja/DVWA
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dvwa
Language: PHP
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: dvwa, php, sql-injection, security, training, infosec, hacking
Last push: 2026-08-19T13:12:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4872, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 581, "gap_med": 127, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13551, forks 5065 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.514370+00:00)

## What it is
Damn Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA) is a PHP/MariaDB web application intentionally riddled with common web vulnerabilities at multiple difficulty levels. It provides a legal, controlled environment for security professionals, developers, and students to practice exploitation and defense techniques.

## Use cases
- practice exploiting sql injection in a safe lab
- learn web application security hands-on
- train security professionals in a legal environment
- test web vulnerability scanning tools
- teach students about common web vulnerabilities
- set up a deliberately vulnerable target for pentest practice

## When to choose
- you want a realistic, intentionally vulnerable web app for security training or tool testing
- you are teaching or learning web exploitation techniques like SQL injection or XSS
- you need a legal target environment for practicing penetration testing skills

## When to avoid
- you need a secure production web application - DVWA is intentionally vulnerable
- you cannot isolate it in a VM or container, since exposing it publicly will get the host compromised
- you want automated vulnerability assessment rather than a hands-on practice target

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, penetration-testing, web-framework, database
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development, education
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: vulnerable-app, security-training, sql-injection, ctf, learning-lab, intentionally-vulnerable, web-server, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- digininja/DVWA (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.514370+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:13.011761+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/digininja/DVWA (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.514370+00:00, sha 9edbdeb45f3e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.