What API8:2023 Security Misconfiguration requires
OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023) API8:2023 Security Misconfiguration. The API might be vulnerable if: * Appropriate security hardening is missing across any part of the API stack, or if there are improperly configured permissions on cloud services * The latest security patches are missing, or the systems are out of date * Unnecessary features are enabled (e.g. HTTP verbs, logging features) * There are discrepancies in the way incoming requests are processed by servers in the HTTP server chain * Transport Layer Security (TLS) is missing * Security or cache control directives are not sent to clients * A Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policy is missing or improperly set * Error messages include stack traces, or expose other sensitive information This category sits within the OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023 edition), the canonical industry list of the ten most critical API security risks. Organizations implementing API services should treat each of the ten categories as both a design constraint and a continuous-monitoring obligation, with policies, automated testing, and incident response procedures defined per category.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: OWASP Foundation (Open Worldwide Application Security Project) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://owasp.org/API-Security/editions/2023/en/0xa8-security-misconfiguration/
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Primary Citations — 12 traced to source
- OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023), API08:2023 Security Misconfiguration, How To Prevent: 'A repeatable hardening process leading to fast and easy deployment of a properly locked down environment'
- OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023), API08:2023 Security Misconfiguration, How To Prevent: 'A task to review and update configurations across the entire API stack. The review should include: orchestration files, API components, and cloud services (e.g. S3 bucket permissions)'
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