Understanding OWASP Top 10: A Comprehensive Guide to Web Application Security
Cybersecurity constantly changes. OWASP guides developers and security experts. It
improves software security with resources and standards. The OWASP Top 10 shows critical
web app risks and explores each vulnerability, impact, and prevention.
1. Injection
Injection flaws occur when untrusted data enters commands or queries. This allows code
execution or unauthorized data access.
Impact
Injection attacks cause data loss, corruption, or system compromise. Attackers manipulate
databases, run commands, or bypass authentication.
Mitigation
Prevent injection flaws: use parameterized queries, validate inputs, and encode data properly.
Web Application Firewalls filter malicious inputs.
2. Broken Authentication
Overview
Broken authentication results from improper authen...