Tag: API vulnerabilities

Issue 272: Volkswagen API hacked, API flaws in Instagram & Tiktok, ELi attacks, Radware & Cisco API vulnerabilities

Posted on by Mark Dolan

This week, weโ€™re sharing five API vulnerability incidents that provide valuable insights into how APIs are commonly hacked and how to prevent these same vulnerabilities in your APIs. These incidents include the exposure of vehicle owner data from Volkswagen’s mobile app, enumeration vulnerabilities in Instagram and Tiktok APIs, an in-depth look at expression language injection […]

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Issue 259: API flaw exposes 4 million WordPress sites, API error handling bugs, a case for API First

Posted on by Mark Dolan

This week, we focus on the topic of API error handling and how a REST API exposed 4 million WordPress websites to account takeover attacks. We also cover the risks and best practices for designing API error responses, and we look at an article that makes a great case for API-First. Vulnerability: 4,000,000 WordPress sites […]

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