# rapid7/hackazon

A modern vulnerable web app

Repository: https://github.com/rapid7/hackazon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hackazon
Language: HTML
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-03-11T20:02:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4086, "days_push": 2001, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1038, forks 382 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:19.573948+00:00)

## What it is
Hackazon is a deliberately vulnerable online storefront web application built with PHP, AJAX, and RESTful APIs. It serves as a training and testing ground for IT security professionals to practice discovering vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting.

## Use cases
- practice exploiting sql injection on a realistic web app
- test web application security scanners against a vulnerable target
- train security teams on xss and api vulnerabilities
- test rest api security testing tools
- set up a safe vulnerable storefront for pentest practice
- learn to secure shopping cart workflows

## When to choose
- you need a realistic vulnerable web application for security testing or training
- you want to evaluate web app scanners and DAST tools against AJAX and REST interfaces
- you are teaching application security with hands-on exploitation exercises

## When to avoid
- you need a production or secure e-commerce platform
- you require modern PHP versions or actively maintained dependencies
- you want a currently developed project with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, web-framework, http-server
- domain: security, web-development, penetration-testing
- platform: php
- tags: vulnerable-web-app, security-training, pentest-target, sql-injection, xss, rest-api, deliberately-insecure, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- rapid7/hackazon (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.573948+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 2026-08-30T07:04:18.520681+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rapid7/hackazon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.573948+00:00, sha 6480ed08b0bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.