Progress

Each lab below is an ORDERED chain: entry → pivot → impact. Nodes light up as you reach each objective; the app enforces the preconditions, so there is no shortcut. 0 / 17 nodes reached this session.

Mini-chains

Leak → IDOR

An info leak exposes a victim's object ref; an IDOR on that ref reads their private data.

ENTRY - Info leak: a public activity feed over-shares a victim's opaque object ref
PIVOT - IDOR: read the victim's private record by that leaked ref
COMPLETE - private data read via a ref you were never meant to have

XSS → steals CSRF token

A reflected XSS in the app's own origin reads the anti-CSRF token out of the DOM, enabling a forged state-change.

ENTRY - Reflected XSS in the app origin (proved via an in-app /api/solve callback)
PIVOT - Same-origin script reads the CSRF token and forges the protected state-change
COMPLETE - a CSRF-protected action performed with a stolen token

Open redirect → token theft

An open redirect on the login return flow forwards the freshly-issued session token to an attacker destination.

ENTRY - Open redirect: login trusts `next`, forwarding the fresh session token off-site
PIVOT - Attacker replays the leaked token to authenticate as the victim
COMPLETE - account access from a token stolen via the redirect

Methodology: own-the-app

ENTRY - Info disclosure: the team directory / stats feed leaks internal uids + account refs
PIVOT A - IDOR/BOLA: read the admin account by its leaked ref (reveals the admin email)
PIVOT B1 - Predictable reset: the admin's reset token is a pure function of its email
PIVOT B2 - JWT forge: crack the weak HS256 secret and mint role:admin for the enumerated admin uid
IMPACT - Role-checked admin action: transfer workspace ownership
CHAIN COMPLETE - full path entry -> pivot -> impact achieved

Supporting edges (real, but not sufficient / decoys)

EDGE - Standalone open redirect: real, but noise for this objective
EDGE - Front-end bundle leaks config + the hint that the signing key is a weak word
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