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This article is for penetration testers. In order to be a proficient penetration tester, it is necessary to learn how to use Tomcat-WebGoat-FoxyProxy-Burp Suite or what we call TWFB. In this article, we will discuss how to get started with Tomcat-WebGoat-FoxyProxy-Burp Suite or TWFB. We will discuss installation and required configuration for each with no step skipped.
You can install Tomcat using apt-get install tomcat8, but Kali Linux sometimes fails to locate packages. So, the recommended way to install tomcat on Kali Linux is to download apache-tomcat-8.5.8.tar.gz from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi (8.5.8, Binary Distributions, Core, tar.gz). It will be downloaded to the Downloads folder. Go to the Downloads folder using the command, cd Downloads. Use the command, tar xvzf apache-tomcat-8.5.8.tar.gz to extract the archive. A folder named apache-tomcat-8.5.8 will be created. Move the folder to /opt/tomcat using the command, mv apache-tomcat-8.5.8 /opt/tomcat. Open the .bashrc file using the command gedit ~/.bashrc. Add the line "export CATALINA_HOME=/opt/tomcat" (without the quotes) at the end of the file. Save and close the file. Run the command . ~/.bashrc so the changes take effect. Use the command, $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh to start Tomcat. This will start the Tomcat server. Go to Iceweasel and open, http://127.0.0.1:8080. You will see the Apache Tomcat/8.5.8 page with this message, "If you're seeing this, you've successfully installed Tomcat. Congratulations!". Tomcat installation is done.
In order to install WebGoat, download the webgoat-container-7.0.1.war file from, https://github.com /WebGoat/WebGoat/releases/. The file will be downloaded to the Downloads folder. Move it to the Tomcat webapps directory with the command, mv Downloads/webgoat-container-7.0.1.war $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/WebGoat.war. Open localhost:8080 /WebGoat/attack in Iceweasel. You will see the login page. Enter "guest" as both the username and password to sign in. After logging in you will see the report card page. WebGoat installation is done.
FoxyProxy Standard installation will take seconds. Go to about:addons page in Iceweasel. Select "Get Add-ons" at the left pane. Search for FoxyProxy Standard and install. You will need to restart the browser to complete the installation. Left click on the FoxyProxy Standard icon to open the Options window. Add a new proxy with Proxy Name "Burp Suite Free Edition v1.6.32" (General), Host or IP Address 127.0.0.1 & Port 8000 (Proxy Details).
Burp Suite Free Edition comes preinstalled in Kali Linux. Start Burp Suite Free Edition from Applications, Web Application Analysis. Go to Proxy, Options. You will see a listener listed but it will not be running. Edit the listener's port number to 8000. "Bind to address:" should have "Loopback only". Click on the checkbox under "Running". Burp Suite is now sitting between your browser (Iceweasel) and server (Tomcat). On Iceweasel try to open the URL http://localhost:8080 /WebGoat/login.mvc. In Burp Suite, under Proxy, HTTP history, you will see the request /WebGoat/login.mvc. Select it and go to Intercept. Click on Forward. The login page will load in the browser. If you come back to HTTP history, you can check the response under Response.
We used Kali Linux 2016.1 i386, Apache Tomcat 8.5.8, OWASP WebGoat 7.0.1, FoxyProxy Standard 4.5.7, & Burp Suite Free Edition 1.6.32. If your versions are different, steps will be significantly similar, if not exactly similar.
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You can install Tomcat using apt-get install tomcat8, but Kali Linux sometimes fails to locate packages. So, the recommended way to install tomcat on Kali Linux is to download apache-tomcat-8.5.8.tar.gz from http://tomcat.apache.org/download-80.cgi (8.5.8, Binary Distributions, Core, tar.gz). It will be downloaded to the Downloads folder. Go to the Downloads folder using the command, cd Downloads. Use the command, tar xvzf apache-tomcat-8.5.8.tar.gz to extract the archive. A folder named apache-tomcat-8.5.8 will be created. Move the folder to /opt/tomcat using the command, mv apache-tomcat-8.5.8 /opt/tomcat. Open the .bashrc file using the command gedit ~/.bashrc. Add the line "export CATALINA_HOME=/opt/tomcat" (without the quotes) at the end of the file. Save and close the file. Run the command . ~/.bashrc so the changes take effect. Use the command, $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh to start Tomcat. This will start the Tomcat server. Go to Iceweasel and open, http://127.0.0.1:8080. You will see the Apache Tomcat/8.5.8 page with this message, "If you're seeing this, you've successfully installed Tomcat. Congratulations!". Tomcat installation is done.
In order to install WebGoat, download the webgoat-container-7.0.1.war file from, https://github.com /WebGoat/WebGoat/releases/. The file will be downloaded to the Downloads folder. Move it to the Tomcat webapps directory with the command, mv Downloads/webgoat-container-7.0.1.war $CATALINA_HOME/webapps/WebGoat.war. Open localhost:8080 /WebGoat/attack in Iceweasel. You will see the login page. Enter "guest" as both the username and password to sign in. After logging in you will see the report card page. WebGoat installation is done.
FoxyProxy Standard installation will take seconds. Go to about:addons page in Iceweasel. Select "Get Add-ons" at the left pane. Search for FoxyProxy Standard and install. You will need to restart the browser to complete the installation. Left click on the FoxyProxy Standard icon to open the Options window. Add a new proxy with Proxy Name "Burp Suite Free Edition v1.6.32" (General), Host or IP Address 127.0.0.1 & Port 8000 (Proxy Details).
Burp Suite Free Edition comes preinstalled in Kali Linux. Start Burp Suite Free Edition from Applications, Web Application Analysis. Go to Proxy, Options. You will see a listener listed but it will not be running. Edit the listener's port number to 8000. "Bind to address:" should have "Loopback only". Click on the checkbox under "Running". Burp Suite is now sitting between your browser (Iceweasel) and server (Tomcat). On Iceweasel try to open the URL http://localhost:8080 /WebGoat/login.mvc. In Burp Suite, under Proxy, HTTP history, you will see the request /WebGoat/login.mvc. Select it and go to Intercept. Click on Forward. The login page will load in the browser. If you come back to HTTP history, you can check the response under Response.
We used Kali Linux 2016.1 i386, Apache Tomcat 8.5.8, OWASP WebGoat 7.0.1, FoxyProxy Standard 4.5.7, & Burp Suite Free Edition 1.6.32. If your versions are different, steps will be significantly similar, if not exactly similar.
Image credit: Mikhail Nilov, pexels.com