In this tutorial, you will learn how to test weak session IDs in DVWA (Damn Vulnerable Web Application) using a practical web application security testing approach. We will examine how session IDs are…
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Session Management Testing is an important part of Web Application Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT). After a user successfully logs in to a web application, the application uses a Session ID or…
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The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) is a global, open community that provides guidance, tools, and best practices for improving application security. The OWASP Top 10 is the most widely recognized awareness…
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Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions is a new category introduced in the OWASP Top 10:2025. It focuses on applications that fail to properly handle unexpected errors, exceptions, or abnormal conditions. Poor exception handling can…
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Security Logging and Alerting Failures is ranked A09 in the OWASP Top 10:2025. Even if an application has strong security controls, they become ineffective if attacks are not detected. Without proper logging, monitoring,…
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Modern application security is not only about fixing coding errors and patching vulnerabilities. Many serious security issues originate much earlier—during the planning and design phase of an application. To address this concern, OWASP…
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Cryptographic Failures (A04) remain one of the most critical security weaknesses highlighted in the OWASP Top 10 (2025). This category focuses on the improper implementation, weak usage, or complete absence of encryption mechanisms…
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Software Supply Chain Failures (A03) have emerged as one of the most critical cybersecurity concerns in modern software development. Organizations today rely heavily on third-party libraries, open-source packages, APIs, cloud services, operating systems,…
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One of the major vulnerabilities listed at number 2 is Security Misconfiguration (A02) in OWASP Top 10:2025. This vulnerability occurs when an application, server, framework, cloud service, or database is configured improperly, leaving…
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Broken Access Control (A01) is ranked as the first category in the OWASP Top 10:2025 because it remains one of the most dangerous and commonly exploited web application vulnerabilities. It occurs when users…
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