This short how-to will guide you through the installation process of DVWA on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Install a Virtual Machine with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server. Next install the additional software packages below.

Ubuntu Software Packages:

sudo apt-get install php5 php5-common php5-cli php5-mysql libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server php5-mysql apache2 libapache2-mod-php5 firefox

Give the mysql superuser root the password: toor

root@stesting:~# dpkg -l  | grep php5
ii  libapache2-mod-php5              5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6                   server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (Apache 2 module)
ii  php5                             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6                   server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (metapackage)
ii  php5-cli                         5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6                   command-line interpreter for the php5 scripting language
ii  php5-common                      5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6                   Common files for packages built from the php5 source
ii  php5-mysql                       5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6                   MySQL module for php5
root@stesting:~# dpkg -l  | grep mysql
ii  libdbd-mysql-perl                4.020-1build2                       Perl5 database interface to the MySQL database
ii  libmysqlclient18                 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2             MySQL database client library
ii  mysql-client-5.5                 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2             MySQL database client binaries
ii  mysql-client-core-5.5            5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2             MySQL database core client binaries
ii  mysql-common                     5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2             MySQL database common files, e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf
ii  mysql-server                     5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2             MySQL database server (metapackage depending on the latest version)
ii  mysql-server-5.5                 5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2             MySQL database server binaries and system database setup
ii  mysql-server-core-5.5            5.5.29-0ubuntu0.12.04.2             MySQL database server binaries
ii  php5-mysql                       5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6                   MySQL module for php5
root@stesting:~# dpkg -l  | grep apache2
ii  apache2                          2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3                   Apache HTTP Server metapackage
ii  apache2-mpm-prefork              2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3                   Apache HTTP Server - traditional non-threaded model
ii  apache2-utils                    2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3                   utility programs for webservers
ii  apache2.2-bin                    2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3                   Apache HTTP Server common binary files
ii  apache2.2-common                 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3                   Apache HTTP Server common files
ii  libapache2-mod-php5              5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6                   server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language (Apache 2 module)

Login into the newly created VM and download this script:

ssh -Y <username>@newly-created-vm.inf.unibz.it

-Y is important to allow for graphical window (firefox) to open

dvwa-installer.sh

#/bin/bash echo -e "\n#######################################" echo -e "# Damn Vulnerable Web App Installer Script #" echo -e "#######################################" echo " Coded By: Travis Phillips" echo " Website: http://theunl33t.blogspot.com" echo -e -n "\n[*] Changing directory to /var/www..." cd /var/www > /dev/null echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Removing default index.html..." rm index.html > /dev/null echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Changing to Temp Directory..." cd /tmp echo -e "Done!\n" echo "[*] Downloading DVWA..." wget http://dvwa.googlecode.com/files/DVWA-1.0.7.zip #wget http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/project/dvwa/DVWA-1.0.7.zip echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Unzipping DVWA..." unzip DVWA-1.0.7.zip > /dev/null echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Deleting the zip file..." rm DVWA-1.0.7.zip > /dev/null echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Copying dvwa to root of Web Directory..." cp -R dvwa/* /var/www > /dev/null echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Clearing Temp Directory..." rm -R dvwa > /dev/null echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Enabling Remote include in php.ini..." cp /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini1 sed -e 's/allow_url_include = Off/allow_url_include = On/' /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini1 > /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini rm /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini1 echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Enabling write permissions to /var/www/hackable/upload..." chmod 777 /var/www/hackable/uploads/ echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Starting Web Service..." service apache2 start &> /dev/null echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Starting MySQL..." service mysql start &> /dev/null sleep 11 echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Updating Config File..." cp /var/www/config/config.inc.php /var/www/config/config.inc.php1 sed -e 's/'\'\''/'\''toor'\''/' /var/www/config/config.inc.php1 > /var/www/config/config.inc.php rm /var/www/config/config.inc.php1 echo -e "Done!\n" echo -n "[*] Updating Database..." wget --post-data "create_db=Create / Reset Database" http://127.0.0.1/setup.php &> /dev/null mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/gordonb.jpg" where user = "gordonb";' mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/smithy.jpg" where user = "smithy";' mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/admin.jpg" where user = "admin";' mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/pablo.jpg" where user = "pablo";' mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/1337.jpg" where user = "1337";' echo -e "Done!\n" echo -e -n "[*] Starting Firefox to DVWA\nUserName: admin\nPassword: password" firefox http://127.0.0.1/login.php &> /dev/null & echo -e "\nDone!\n" echo -e "[\033[1;32m*\033[1;37m] DVWA Install Finished!\n"

1.  
2. #/bin/bash
3. echo -e "\n#######################################"
4. echo -e "# Damn Vulnerable Web App Installer Script #"
5. echo -e "#######################################"
6. echo " Coded By: Travis Phillips"
7. echo " Website: http://theunl33t.blogspot.com"
8. echo -e -n "\n[*] Changing directory to /var/www..."
9. cd /var/www > /dev/null
10. echo -e "Done!\n"
11.  
12. echo -n "[*] Removing default index.html..."
13. rm index.html > /dev/null
14. echo -e "Done!\n"
15.  
16. echo -n "[*] Changing to Temp Directory..."
17. cd /tmp
18. echo -e "Done!\n"
19.  
20. echo "[*] Downloading DVWA..."
21. wget http://dvwa.googlecode.com/files/DVWA-1.0.7.zip
22. #wget http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/project/dvwa/DVWA-1.0.7.zip
23. echo -e "Done!\n"
24.  
25. echo -n "[*] Unzipping DVWA..."
26. unzip DVWA-1.0.7.zip > /dev/null
27. echo -e "Done!\n"
28.  
29. echo -n "[*] Deleting the zip file..."
30. rm DVWA-1.0.7.zip > /dev/null
31. echo -e "Done!\n"
32.  
33. echo -n "[*] Copying dvwa to root of Web Directory..."
34. cp -R dvwa/* /var/www > /dev/null
35. echo -e "Done!\n"
36.  
37. echo -n "[*] Clearing Temp Directory..."
38. rm -R dvwa > /dev/null
39. echo -e "Done!\n"
40.  
41. echo -n "[*] Enabling Remote include in php.ini..."
42. cp /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini1
43. sed -e 's/allow_url_include = Off/allow_url_include = On/' /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini1 > /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
44. rm /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini1
45. echo -e "Done!\n"
46.  
47. echo -n "[*] Enabling write permissions to /var/www/hackable/upload..."
48. chmod 777 /var/www/hackable/uploads/
49. echo -e "Done!\n"
50.  
51. echo -n "[*] Starting Web Service..."
52. service apache2 start &> /dev/null
53. echo -e "Done!\n"
54.  
55. echo -n "[*] Starting MySQL..."
56. service mysql start &> /dev/null
57. sleep 11
58. echo -e "Done!\n"
59.  
60. echo -n "[*] Updating Config File..."
61. cp /var/www/config/config.inc.php /var/www/config/config.inc.php1
62. sed -e 's/'\'\''/'\''toor'\''/' /var/www/config/config.inc.php1 > /var/www/config/config.inc.php
63. rm /var/www/config/config.inc.php1
64. echo -e "Done!\n"
65.  
66. echo -n "[*] Updating Database..."
67. wget --post-data "create_db=Create / Reset Database" http://127.0.0.1/setup.php &> /dev/null
68. mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/gordonb.jpg" where user = "gordonb";'
69. mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/smithy.jpg" where user = "smithy";'
70. mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/admin.jpg" where user = "admin";'
71. mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/pablo.jpg" where user = "pablo";'
72. mysql -u root --password='toor' -e 'update dvwa.users set avatar = "/hackable/users/1337.jpg" where user = "1337";'
73. echo -e "Done!\n"
74.  
75. echo -e -n "[*] Starting Firefox to DVWA\nUserName: admin\nPassword: password"
76. firefox http://127.0.0.1/login.php &> /dev/null &
77. echo -e "\nDone!\n"
78. echo -e "[\033[1;32m*\033[1;37m] DVWA Install Finished!\n"
79.  

Now stop the apache2 and mysql service

service apache2 stop
service mysql stop

Now you are ready to execute the dvwa-installer.sh script

./dvwa-installer.sh

This will download the DVWA Program, set it up and open firefox to create/reset the Database.

http://www.dvwa.co.uk/DVWA