medium.com/tag/ctf-writeup· Oct 25, 2026· by Rangika Kavishka

Can an Image Hack You? Investigating the XLMRat Lab

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So I did the XLMRat lab on CyberDefenders. A file pretending to be a JPEG, a VBScript, two whole Windows programs smuggled in as text. I… Continue reading on Medium »
🎯 Vulnerability: Web Security Vulnerability
💡 Defense Fix: Implement strict input validation, contextual output encoding, and enforce least-privilege authorization controls.
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