Website security check: a step-by-step guide
A thorough website security check can reveal vulnerabilities in your code and help you fix them before they are exploited by hackers. This step-by-step guide …

A thorough website security check can reveal vulnerabilities in your code and help you fix them before they are exploited by hackers. This step-by-step guide …

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The seventh vulnerability on the OWASP list is Missing Function Level Access Control. If the authentication check in sensitive request handlers is insufficient or non-existent, the vulnerability can be categorised as Missing Function Level Access Control.

Fourth one on the list is Insecure Direct Object Reference, also called IDOR. It refers to when a reference to an internal implementation object, such as a file or database key, is exposed to users without any other access control. In such cases, the attacker can manipulate those references to get access to unauthorized data.

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) is a type of attack that can be carried out to compromise users of a website. Exploiting an XSS flaw enables attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by users.