Web Application Security has been one of the most significant parts when it comes to web app development. Developers need to make sure the security of apps as there is a substantial rise in the number of cyberattacks such as DDoS attacks that have been affecting the entire health of any site.

Factors like the rise of cloud platforms, use of open-source tools and technologies, complications of web apps, the increment in data processing needs, and an augment in the sophistication level of cyber attackers have led to an tremendously complex and challenging environment for IT security in any organization. As per Security Magazine, a cyber attack happens somewhere in the globe every 39 sec. As hackers are more interested on people’s confidential data and the cases of cyberattacks increase, it is crucial to make sure reliable security of your web application.

Web app security is a vital constituent of any web-based business. The universal nature of the net exposes web properties to hit from diverse places and several levels of complexity and scale. Web app security mainly deals with the security surrounding web applications, websites, and web services like APIs.

Web application security is the procedure of protecting online services and websites against varied cyber and security threats that facilitates threats in an app’s code. The most common targets for web app attacks are database administration tools (e.g., phpMyAdmin), content management systems (e.g., WordPress), and SaaS apps.

Web Applications Threats and Vulnerabilities: What Stats Say?

• 82% of vulnerabilities were located majorly in app code.

• The average no. of vulnerabilities per web app fell by a 3rd compared to 2018. On average, every system comprises 22 vulnerabilities, of which ‘four’ were of top severity.

• 1 out of 5 vulnerabilities has higher severity.

Most Common Vulnerabilities

The most common encountered web application threats and vulnerabilities in the year 2019 involved Security Misconfiguration. One out of 5 tested apps included vulnerabilities allowing the cyber hackers to hit a user session, such as sensitive cookies without the secure flags and HttpOnly. Cyber hackers can use such flaws to execute Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) to capture the user’s session identifier & imitate the user in the app.

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