Unveiling the Top 10 OWASP Vulnerabilities

What is OWASP?

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OWASP, which stands for Open Web Application Security Project, is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing software security through its global community of volunteers. The OWASP Top 10 is a crucial list that outlines the ten most significant security vulnerabilities in web applications, as identified by security experts worldwide. Here's a detailed breakdown of each of these threats:

1. Code Injections (SQL, RCE, XSS...)

This vulnerability occurs when an attacker can send malicious data to an interpreter as part of a command or query. This gives them the ability to access unauthorized data, modify or delete information, or even execute system commands.

2. Broken Authentication and Session Management

This weakness arises when the authentication and session functions in a web application are not correctly implemented, allowing an attacker to compromise passwords, keys, or session tokens, or exploit other implementation flaws to assume the identities of other users.

3. Sensitive Data Exposure

This risk materializes when an application does not adequately protect sensitive data, such as credit card details, social security numbers, and login credentials. This enables attackers to access this information and use it for identity theft, credit card fraud, and other crimes.

4. XML External Entities (XXE)

Attackers can exploit XML processing vulnerabilities to interact with any external backend or system the application can access.

5. Broken Access Control

This vulnerability occurs when restrictions on what authenticated users can do are not properly enforced. Attackers can exploit these flaws to access unauthorized functionalities and/or data.

6. Incorrect Security Configurations

This issue arises when an application has incorrect security configurations, such as insecure admin accounts, publicly accessible admin panels, unprotected debugging information, and more.

7. Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

This vulnerability occurs when an application allows an attacker to send malicious code to another user, potentially resulting in the theft of sensitive information, performing actions on behalf of the user, and other attacks.

8. Insecure Deserialization

Attackers can exploit insecure deserialization to execute code on the server, launch attacks like replay attacks, remote code injection (RCI), and more.

9. Components with Known Vulnerabilities

This vulnerability occurs when an application uses components that have known vulnerabilities exploitable by an attacker. Components can include libraries, frameworks, modules, and more.

10. Insufficient Logging and Monitoring

This vulnerability arises when an application lacks adequate tracking, logging, or monitoring of user and application activities. This can allow an attacker to exploit other vulnerabilities in the system without being detected.

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