Instead of maintaining a duplicate list of vulnerabilities in the README,
point users to the wiki where the complete and authoritative list exists
with full tutorials and explanations.
This keeps the wiki as the single source of truth for vulnerability
documentation while still giving README readers a high-level overview.
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This comprehensive README update improves the documentation structure,
updates outdated information, and provides a clearer learning path for users.
Key improvements:
- Added OWASP Flagship badge and clearer project description
- Created "What is RailsGoat?" section explaining the educational purpose
- Added comprehensive "Vulnerabilities Included" section listing all 11+ vulnerabilities
- Restructured "Quick Start" with numbered steps and clearer prerequisites
- Added "Learning Path" section with 3-step approach (tests → explore → wiki)
- Updated all outdated technical information:
* Rails 8.0 with Ruby 3.3.6 (was "3 to 6")
* Removed references to deprecated Thin, PhantomJS, and Poltergeist
* Updated Docker instructions (removed outdated docker-machine references)
* Corrected Rails version branches (added rails_5, updated main to Rails 8)
- Reorganized content flow: what → why → how → learn → advanced → contribute
- Moved "Support" to bottom with expanded help resources
- Simplified Docker and MySQL sections under "Advanced Configuration"
- Added security warning footer about not deploying publicly
- Improved formatting with bold headings and better code block examples
The new structure guides users from understanding what RailsGoat is,
through installation, to actively learning from the vulnerabilities.
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The password_hashing_spec was using 'pending unless verifying_fixed?' which caused
confusing output in maintainer mode:
- Before: "1 example, 0 failures, 1 pending" with "(compared using ==)" message
- After: "1 example, 0 failures" - clean output
The spec now uses conditional expectations:
- Training mode: expects password is NOT MD5 hashed (test fails, vulnerability exists)
- Maintainer mode: expects password IS MD5 hashed (test passes, verifies vulnerability)
This addresses the "(compared using ==)" error message that @jasnow reported in issue #486.
Related to #486
Fixes test suite to run cleanly across different platforms (macOS, Linux, Windows)
after the Rails 5→8 upgrade and UI/UX overhaul.
## Issues Fixed
1. **Firefox/Selenium driver errors**: Removed deprecated Poltergeist/PhantomJS
configuration and properly configured Selenium with headless Chrome. This
works across all platforms without requiring Firefox.
2. **CSS selector errors** ('Unable to find css ".signup"'): The UI/UX overhaul
removed the .signup CSS class. Updated the login helper to work with the
new login form structure.
3. **Ambiguous Login button**: The new UI has both a Login button and Login link.
Changed from `click_on "Login"` to `click_button "Login"` to be specific.
4. **Deprecation warning**: Opted into Rails 8.1 behavior for to_time timezone
preservation to eliminate deprecation warnings.
## Changes
- spec/support/capybara_shared.rb:
* Removed deprecated Poltergeist/PhantomJS configuration
* Configured Selenium with headless Chrome
* Updated login helper to work with new UI (removed .signup/.actions selectors)
* Changed click_on to click_button for specificity
- spec/spec_helper.rb:
* Removed conflicting Capybara.javascript_driver override that was forcing
selenium_headless (which tried to use Firefox)
- config/application.rb:
* Added config.active_support.to_time_preserves_timezone = :zone to opt into
Rails 8.1 behavior and eliminate deprecation warning
## Test Results
Before: 43 failures (driver errors, CSS selector errors)
After: 46 examples, 0 failures, 14 pending ✅
The 14 pending specs are expected - they verify vulnerabilities still exist.
## Platform Requirements
JavaScript tests now require Chrome/Chromium to be installed:
- macOS: Chrome is usually installed
- Ubuntu: `sudo apt-get install chromium-browser chromium-chromedriver`
- Windows: Chrome is usually installed
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Changed flash message check to include both flash and flash.now since
error messages use flash.now when re-rendering without redirect.
This ensures validation error messages display immediately when users
upload invalid files.
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Added flash message rendering directly on the benefit forms page to
ensure upload feedback is always visible, even if the layout partial
isn't rendering properly.
This provides redundancy for flash messages and ensures users always
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Added a redirect handler for users who try to access /upload via GET
request instead of using the form POST. This prevents errors and guides
users to the proper upload form.
Changes:
- Added GET route for /upload that redirects to benefit forms page
- Added redirect_to_benefit_forms action in controller
- Shows info flash message directing users to the upload form
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Changed flash message handling to ensure success and error messages
are visible to users after file upload attempts.
Changes:
- Use flash.now for validation errors (no file, wrong type, too large)
so messages display immediately without redirect
- Re-render index page on validation errors instead of redirecting
- Keep regular flash for success messages to persist through redirect
- Refactored file listing into load_uploaded_files helper method
Before: Flash messages were set but not displaying after redirect
After: Users see clear feedback for all upload outcomes
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Enhanced the benefit forms file upload functionality to provide better
user feedback and visibility of uploaded files.
Changes:
1. Added file type validation in controller:
- Only accepts PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPG, PNG formats
- Shows clear error message with the rejected file extension
2. Added file size validation:
- Maximum 10MB file size limit
- Shows file size in error message if exceeded
3. Improved success/error messages:
- Shows specific filename on successful upload
- Shows detailed error messages for validation failures
4. Added uploaded files display section:
- Lists all uploaded files with icons based on file type
- Shows file size and upload timestamp
- Provides download button for each file
- Only displays when files exist
Before: Users received generic "Something went wrong" message with no
indication of why uploads failed. No way to see uploaded files.
After: Clear validation feedback tells users exactly what went wrong
(wrong format, too large, etc.) and uploaded files are visible with
download links.
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This commit improves the admin user management interface while preserving
the intentional mass assignment vulnerability for educational purposes.
Changes:
1. Removed layout false from admin controller to enable full styling
2. Modernized admin users table view with Bootstrap components:
- Added page header with icon and description
- Wrapped table in card component for better visual hierarchy
- Updated admin indicator to use Bootstrap icons
- Modernized Edit button styling
3. Fixed admin update_user action form submission error:
- Previous code caused ForbiddenAttributesError in Rails
- Used to_unsafe_h to explicitly bypass strong parameters
- VULNERABILITY PRESERVED: This intentionally allows mass assignment
- See wiki: Extras:-Mass-Assignment-Admin-Role.md
- Fixed password field filtering to handle blank passwords correctly
The mass assignment vulnerability is maintained as a teaching example per
the OWASP RailsGoat mission. Students can learn about privilege escalation
attacks through the admin parameter.
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Fixed two UI issues in the navigation header:
1. **Navbar Alignment**: Added CSS to remove margin/padding from forms in the
header to ensure the Tutorials button (created with button_to) aligns
properly with other navbar items like font size controls and user dropdown.
2. **Font Size Toggle**: Added data-turbolinks="false" to font size control
links to force full page reload. Previously, clicking the small font button
wouldn't apply changes until manual refresh due to Turbolinks caching. Now
both font size buttons work immediately.
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Reduced padding from 0.85rem to 0.5rem and adjusted line-height from 1.6 to 1.5
to prevent text from being cut off at the bottom of the dropdown selector. Also
added option styling to ensure consistent spacing throughout the dropdown.
The excessive padding was causing the text to be vertically centered in a way
that cut off descenders. The new values provide clean text rendering without cutoff.
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Added !important to all dropdown height/padding CSS rules to ensure
they override any conflicting Bootstrap or global styles:
- min-height: 52px !important
- line-height: 1.6 !important
- padding: 0.85rem 0.75rem !important
- vertical-align: middle !important
- box-sizing: border-box !important
This forces the styles to apply and prevent text cutoff.
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Increased vertical spacing to ensure recipient names display fully:
- min-height: 48px → 52px
- line-height: 1.5 → 1.6
- padding: 0.75rem → 0.85rem
- Added vertical-align: middle
This provides more breathing room for text to prevent any cutoff
at the bottom of the dropdown field.
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Added CSS to ensure proper height and padding:
- min-height: 48px (provides enough vertical space)
- line-height: 1.5 (proper text spacing)
- padding: 0.75rem (matches Bootstrap form-control-lg)
This prevents the selected recipient name from being cut off
at the bottom of the dropdown field.
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The custom JavaScript was actually interfering with normal browser
behavior. The hide().show() and attribute manipulation was causing
the dropdown to reset visually after selection.
Changes:
- Removed all custom dropdown change event handlers
- Removed all debugging console logs
- Removed excessive !important CSS rules
- Removed debug red border
- Kept only the simple focus styling
Now using native browser select behavior with Bootstrap form-control
styling, which should work correctly out of the box.
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Bootstrap 5's form-select class may have rendering issues.
Switched to form-control which has simpler styling and should
display the selected text properly.
Also explicitly added ID attribute to ensure JavaScript targets
the correct element.
Added additional debugging for:
- Font family
- Transform
- Position
- Z-index
- Padding
- Inner text/HTML of selected option
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Added extensive CSS properties to force text visibility:
- Explicit text-indent: 0
- Overflow: visible
- Font-size and line-height
- Proper padding
- Red border for visual debugging
Added comprehensive JavaScript logging of computed styles:
- Font size, color, background
- Text indent, overflow
- Display, visibility, opacity
- Width and height
This will help identify which CSS property is hiding the selected text.
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Added extensive console logging to diagnose why selected value
isn't displaying in the dropdown:
- Select element's full text content
- Selected index position
- Total options count
- Option text at selected index
- Explicitly setting 'selected' attribute on options
This will help identify whether the issue is with:
- Option selection not being applied
- Visual rendering despite correct selection
- Bootstrap form-select interference
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Added enhanced CSS with !important rules and explicit appearance properties
to ensure the dropdown properly displays the selected recipient name.
Changes:
- Added explicit appearance properties for proper browser rendering
- Added !important to color and background-color rules
- Added styling for option:checked state
- Enhanced JavaScript debugging with value and color logging
- Added hide/show to force visual re-render
The console logs now show:
- Selected recipient name
- Selected value
- Current color CSS property
This should help diagnose and fix the visual display issue.
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1. Removed broken Travis CI build status badge from README header
2. Enhanced dropdown selection on messages page:
- Added explicit JavaScript change event handler
- Added CSS to ensure proper text color and background
- Added blur/focus to force visual update after selection
- Added console logging for debugging
This should resolve the issue where selected recipient names weren't
displaying properly in the dropdown after selection.
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Added prompt option "Select a recipient..." to the To dropdown on
the messages page. This provides a clear placeholder and makes the
selected user's name visible after selection.
Before: Dropdown showed no placeholder, making it unclear what was selected
After: Shows "Select a recipient..." by default, then displays the
selected user's name when a recipient is chosen
Fixes the issue where clicking a user in the dropdown didn't show
their name in the dropdown field.
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Removed the CodeClimate badge link from the README header as the
CodeClimate links are no longer functional.
Kept the Build Status badge from Travis CI.
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Fixed "Requested unknown parameter '1' for row 0, column 1" error
by adding explicit column definitions to the DataTable initialization.
The issue occurred because DataTables was initialized without column
definitions, but data was being added as arrays. DataTables needs
explicit column configuration to properly map array data to columns.
Changes:
- Added "columns" configuration to DataTable initialization
- Defined all 4 columns with proper titles
- Set "orderable: false" for Actions column
This fixes the popup error that appeared when visiting /users/1/pay
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Remove complex modal implementation and replace with simple page navigation:
- Convert get_user view from modal partial to full edit page
- Add proper form with Bootstrap 5 styling
- Link directly from users list to edit page
- Update controller actions to redirect instead of returning JSON
- Add flash messages for success/error feedback
- Remove all modal JavaScript and markup
- Remove modal CSS and backdrop handling
Benefits:
- Much simpler and more maintainable
- No JavaScript errors or complexity
- Standard Rails CRUD pattern
- Better user experience with proper navigation
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Bootstrap 5 removed jQuery plugin support, so .modal('show') doesn't work.
Switch back to native Bootstrap 5 Modal API with proper initialization:
- Dispose of any existing modal instance before creating new one
- Create modal with explicit options (backdrop, keyboard, focus)
- Add detailed console logging for each step
This ensures the modal is properly initialized before showing.
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Switch from bootstrap.Modal class to jQuery .modal('show') method.
Bootstrap 5 still supports the jQuery plugin API for backwards
compatibility, and this method handles initialization automatically.
This should fix the issue where modal.show() was called but the
modal wasn't appearing visually.
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- Log modal element to verify it exists
- Check for existing modal instance before creating new one
- Log each step of modal creation and show process
This helps identify why modal.show() isn't displaying the modal.
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- Add console logging to openEditModal function to debug AJAX load
- Add explicit id and name attributes to admin select field
- Only show modal after content successfully loads
- Log errors if modal content fails to load
This helps diagnose the modal loading issue and fixes the Chrome
warning about form fields lacking id/name attributes.
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Add 'return false;' to onClick handler to prevent the # href
from causing page navigation/redirect to dashboard.
This fixes the issue where clicking Edit would redirect to
/admin/1/dashboard# instead of opening the modal.
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Update modal content to Bootstrap 5 styling and API:
- Replace Bootstrap 2 modal-header structure with Bootstrap 5
- Update close button from 'close' class to 'btn-close'
- Replace 'data-dismiss' with 'data-bs-dismiss'
- Modernize form classes: control-group → mb-3, span12 → form-control
- Update form labels to use 'form-label' class
- Add 'form-select' class to select dropdown
- Update JavaScript to use Bootstrap 5 Modal.getInstance() API
- Add preventDefault() to button click handlers
The modal now properly loads and displays in Bootstrap 5 with
modern form styling and correct modal dismissal behavior.
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Fix "Illegal invocation" JavaScript error when opening edit modal:
- Remove Bootstrap 2 'hide' class from modal markup
- Add proper Bootstrap 5 modal structure (modal-dialog/modal-content)
- Update JavaScript to use Bootstrap 5 Modal API
- Load dynamic content into .modal-content instead of root modal
- Remove legacy data-toggle attribute from button
The modal now uses the correct Bootstrap 5.3 structure and API,
resolving selector-engine.js errors.
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Updates pay page forms to use the same styling patterns as messages,
PTO, and other modernized pages for consistency.
Changes:
- Remove local form control styles that override global styles
- Use global form styles from application.html.erb
- Add form-control-lg class to all inputs for larger size
- Add icons to all form labels (bank2, diagram-3, percent, key-fill)
- Use fw-semibold class on labels for bold appearance
- Add helper text below inputs with small.text-muted
- Change spacing from mb-3 to mb-4 for consistency
- Use btn-lg class for all buttons
- Keep only custom focus colors (green for add, yellow for decrypt)
Forms now match the polished appearance of other pages with:
- Properly rounded inputs (0.75rem from global styles)
- 2px borders with nice focus effects
- Larger, more comfortable controls
- Helpful icons and descriptions
- Consistent spacing and typography
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Makes form controls more rounded and polished instead of rectangular:
Form control updates:
- Increase border-radius from 0.5rem to 0.75rem for softer curves
- Increase border from 1px to 2px for better definition
- Adjust padding to 0.75rem 1rem for comfortable spacing
- Set font-size to 1rem for better readability
Button updates:
- Match border-radius at 0.75rem for consistency
- Increase font-weight to 600 for emphasis
- Add explicit padding (0.75rem 1.5rem)
- Stronger hover lift effect (translateY -2px)
- Enhanced shadow on hover (0 4px 12px)
Inputs and buttons now have modern, rounded appearance matching
the design system used throughout the application.
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