In software engineering and application security, unpredictability is the enemy. If your build process is flaky, manual, or opaque, you cannot guarantee the security of the final product. You canno...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Mass Assignment. Description: The application’s checkout endpoint (POST /api/checkout) accepts a JSON object representing the order. The backend framework auto...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) / Mass Assignment via Hidden Method. Description: The application exposes an API endpoint to retrieve product prices (...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Information Disclosure (Exposed API Documentation). Description: The application exposes its full API schema (Swagger/OpenAPI interface) at a predictable path ...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Flawed Brute-force protection in password change functionality Description: The “Change Password” functionality behaves inconsistently based on whether the two...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Broken Password Reset (Token Validation Bypass). Description: The application implements a password reset flow that includes a token in the URL and form body. ...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Weak Cryptography (Hash Exposure) & Stored XSS. Description: The application’s “Stay Logged In” cookie contains the user’s password hashed with MD5 (a weak...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Predictable Session Token (Insecure Cookie Construction). Description: The application implements a “Stay Logged In” feature by creating a persistent cookie. H...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Broken 2FA Logic (Insecure Verification Cookie). Description: The application uses a client-side cookie (verify) to determine which user is currently performin...
1. Executive Summary Vulnerability: Broken Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) via Forced Browsing. Description: The application creates a valid, fully authenticated session cookie immediately after ...