# s4n7h0/xvwa

XVWA is a badly coded web application written in PHP/MySQL that helps security enthusiasts to learn application security.

Repository: https://github.com/s4n7h0/xvwa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xvwa
Language: PHP
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: xvwa, php, application-security, learning-appsec, vulnerability, knowledge, mysql
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-09-12T17:26:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3972, "days_push": 2181, "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 1763, forks 363 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:32.874373+00:00)

## What it is
XVWA (Xtreme Vulnerable Web Application) is an intentionally insecure PHP/MySQL web application for learning application security. It contains hands-on exercises covering SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, file upload flaws, SSRF, SSTI, and many other common web vulnerabilities.

## Use cases
- practice exploiting sql injection in a safe lab
- learn web application security hands-on
- test security scanners against known vulnerabilities
- train a team on owasp top 10 vulnerabilities
- set up a local hacking practice environment
- learn xss csrf and ssrf exploitation

## When to choose
- you want a deliberately vulnerable app to practice offensive security techniques
- you are teaching or learning web application security fundamentals
- you need a legal target for testing security tools like burp suite or sqlmap

## When to avoid
- you need a secure production or public-facing web application
- you want modern PHP code or a maintained framework
- you are not able to host it in an isolated local environment

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, web-framework, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development, education
- platform: windows, self-hosted
- tags: vulnerable-web-app, appsec-training, sql-injection, xss, csrf, php-mysql, security-practice, ctf, education, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- s4n7h0/xvwa (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.874373+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 2026-08-30T03:26:47.363329+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/s4n7h0/xvwa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:32.874373+00:00, sha a85ed950d7f4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.