OFFAT

OWASP OFFAT OWASP OFFAT OFFensive Api Tester is created to automatically test API for common vulnerabilities after generating tests from openapi specification file. It provides feature to automatically fuzz inputs and use user provided inputs during tests specified via YAML config file. Demo Note...

API-Security

OWASP API Security Top 10 This project is designed to address the ever-increasing number of organizations that are deploying potentially sensitive APIs as part of their software offerings. These APIs are used for internal tasks and to interface with third parties. Unfortunately, many APIs do not...

Why API Discovery Is Critical for Modern AppSec Programs

Hidden API Estate And AI-speed Recon Are Reshaping Modern Application Risk Key Takeaways Unknown APIs create unattributed exposure , and such exposure rarely gets tested. Attackers build their own inventory through live reconnaissance; they do not wait for your spreadsheet. API discovery must pul...

API Attack Awareness: Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA) – Why It Tops the OWASP API Top 10

For this Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we thought it important to draw attention to some of the most common and dangerous API vulnerabilities. This week, we’re starting with Broken Object Level Authorization BOLA. BOLA vulnerabilities top the OWASP API Top Ten. And for good reason: they’re...

Context is King: Using API Sessions for Security Context

There’s no doubt that API security is a hot topic these days. The continued growth in API-related breaches and increase in publicized API vulnerabilities has pushed API security to the top of CISO’s lists. The tools in the market for API security still have room for improvement, of course. One of...

OWASP API Security Top-10 for 2023 Risk Ratings

As you know by now, the final version of the OWASP API Security Top-10 2023 has been released. At first blush, the final 2023 release seems to retain most of the changes in category naming, language and intent from the 2019 edition which we saw in the RC version. In this post, we are going to...

Predictions for 2023 from Latest API Threat Research | API Security Newsletter

March has arrived and is roaring like a very confused lion, at least in the northern hemisphere. And much like in the wild, brood production is increasing. Weve already seen some fruits of that labor, such as the Q4-2022 and 2022 Year-End ThreatStats™ Report, and some very tasty product upgrades...

Reddit: No Rate Limit on redditgifts gift when Adding Comment

Hi team, I hope this report should not be closed as INFORMATIVE Summary: The add comment endpoint was improperly rate-limited so the potential attacker could post a large number of comments, overloading the server . Description: The add comment endpoint has a speed limit, but the number is set to...