Invisible Ink

Snyk is a platform allowing you to scan, prioritize, and fix security vulnerabilities in your own code. In this challenge, you'll need to expose hidden vulnerabilities in a web application using Snyk & your cybersecurity skills!

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Challenge Description

Snyk finds and automatically fixes vulnerabilities in your projects for free. You can use Snyk to detect vulnerabilities in CTF challenges, so you can uncover hidden flags faster.

Get Started with Snyk here.

Check out the docs to learn how to run Snyk in your CLI.

PRE-REQUISITES

  • To get started, we recommend using an IDE like VS Code

  • For this challenge, you'll need to have Node.JS installed

  • You'll also need to signup for a Snyk account. Use this link or the QR Code below.

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    • NOTES

  • Once you authenticate into the Snyk challenge platform using your MyMLH account, go to the challenges tab to find the "Invisible Ink" ctf

  • Once you've found it, be sure to submit your flag on this page in order to be added to the MLH leaderboards


    • Instructions

    In this challenge, we'll ask you to locate a hidden "flag". To find it, you'll need to utilize your problem solving abilities and maybe a bit of code. The flag looks like: flag{some_text_here}. When you find it, you'll need to paste the whole flag in the text box in the header of this page.

    This challenge is timed, so read the instructions below carefully before you begin!

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    Skills

    JavaScript Node NPM CLI

    Fastest Solve Times

    Name Time
    C9e33f6b063045aa9b190859a70f2fa5?d=retro Muhammad Zain 00:00:02.051
    D0d34aa093f9ae0f7af5a7e4acc39b6b?d=retro Pavan Kumar Chinta 00:00:02.429
    A28da105c2c706a746032f4cf6388c05?d=retro Muhammad Zain 00:00:04.388
    96c3a7a2fdbfee9aee94dd78ff6fa4eb?d=retro Ben Siraphob 00:00:04.568
    B69a8a4ae7a8b5efbb78ca00d149f758?d=retro Sanjay Hiremath 00:00:07.216