The OWASP Top 10 is a globally recognized standard awareness document for web application security. It represents a broad consensus about web applications' most critical security risks. It's a prioritized list of the most common and impactful vulnerabilities that can make web applications susceptible to attack.  

Consider the OWASP Top 10 as a valuable 'greatest hits' list for web application vulnerabilities, highlighting essential areas to focus on for security enhancement! It's designed to help developers, security professionals, and organizations prioritize their efforts in securing their web applications, making it a valuable tool in their work.

Why is it important?

• Awareness: It raises awareness about common web application security risks.

• Prioritization: It helps organizations focus on the most critical vulnerabilities.

• Guidance: It provides guidance on how to prevent and mitigate these risks.

• Industry Standard: It is a common framework for discussing and addressing web application security.

The OWASP Top 10 is a globally recognized standard awareness document for web application security. It represents a broad consensus about web applications' most critical security risks. It's a prioritized list of the most common and impactful vulnerabilities that can make web applications susceptible to attack.  

ThreatNG, with its comprehensive attack surface management and digital risk protection capabilities, can help organizations address these OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities in the following ways:

A01:2021 - Broken Access Control: ThreatNG can identify exposed APIs, development environments, and unsecured cloud resources that might allow unauthorized access. Analyzing archived web pages can also detect access control weaknesses in login or admin interfaces. Additionally, its Web Application Hijack Susceptibility assessment helps identify vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit to take control of the application.

A02:2021 - Cryptographic Failures: ThreatNG can analyze certificates to identify weak encryption or outdated protocols. It can detect exposed code repositories containing sensitive information like API keys or hardcoded passwords, indicating potential cryptographic failures. The Cyber Risk Exposure assessment further incorporates code secret exposure and dark web credential exposure, highlighting potential cryptographic risks.

A03:2021—Injection: ThreatNG can identify potential injection vulnerabilities in web applications by analyzing search engine results and archived web pages. The Web Application Hijack Susceptibility Assessment can further highlight potential injection points in the application.

A04:2021 - Insecure Design: While ThreatNG can't directly identify insecure design flaws, it can highlight potential risk areas, such as outdated components or exposed APIs, which might have design flaws.

A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration: ThreatNG can detect misconfigured DNS records, open default ports, and missing or inadequate email security mechanisms. It can also identify cloud services that might have security misconfigurations. The Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility assessment helps identify misconfigured subdomains, and the Cyber Risk Exposure assessment considers vulnerabilities and sensitive ports, further highlighting potential misconfigurations.

A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components: ThreatNG maintains an extensive database of known vulnerabilities and can identify outdated software components used by the organization. The Cyber Risk Exposure assessment incorporates known vulnerabilities to provide a comprehensive risk score.

A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures: ThreatNG can identify exposed APIs lacking proper authentication mechanisms and detect potential domain, cloud, and SaaS impersonations. The Web Application Hijack Susceptibility assessment, can further identify authentication weaknesses in web applications.

A08:2021 - Software and Data Integrity Failures: ThreatNG can help identify potential data leakage or code integrity issues by analyzing code repositories and online sharing platforms. The Data Leak Susceptibility assessment further helps identify potential data leakage points.

A09:2021 - Security Logging and Monitoring Failures: While ThreatNG doesn't directly fix logging and monitoring configurations, it can help you collect and analyze security data to improve your monitoring practices.

A10:2021 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF): ThreatNG can identify vulnerable APIs and servers that might be susceptible to SSRF attacks. The Web Application, Hijack Susceptibility assessment, can further highlight potential SSRF vulnerabilities in web applications.

ThreatNG is a comprehensive security checkup for your web applications. It identifies potential vulnerabilities related to the OWASP Top 10 and provides valuable insights to help you prioritize and address these risks effectively.