Exploring API Security: A Practical Guide to Uncovering Vulnerabilities
REST and GraphQL from the attacker's side: enumeration, broken auth, mass assignment and BOLA, with Burp Suite and Postman.
- Chapters
- 7 chapters
- Total reading time
- 74 min of reading
- Written
- 2023–2024
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Chapters, in order
- 1 Exploring the API Realm: An Introductory Guide to Recognition in RESTful and GraphQL APIs Explore the world of APIs in this series covering Restful and GraphQL paradigms. Learn about JSON, API recognition, versioning, and Introspection Query for GraphQL.
- 2 Unveiling API Hacking: A Methodological Journey Through Recognition and Exploration Embark on the "Hacking APIs" journey—setting up a dynamic lab, applying OWASP methodologies, and conducting potent brute force tests on crAPI. Stay tuned for the next chapter, delving into precise login portal testing to fortify application security
- 3 Decoding JWT: Unveiling Vulnerabilities in API Security Dive into JWTs in API hacking: Explore a key vulnerability, learn tools like jwt_tool and Burp Suite, and understand the 'what-ifs' in security, like altering roles. For more, visit Burp Suite's site. Stay curious in cybersecurity!
- 4 Securing the Gates: Mastering BOLA and BFLA in API Security Explore BOLA and BFLA in API security. Uncover how BOLA leads to unauthorized data access and BFLA allows executing restricted functions. Through practical demonstrations with OWASP's crAPI, understand the critical need for stringent authorization in APIs.
- 5 API Security Under the Microscope: Unmasking Mass Assignment and Broken User Authentication This chapter delves into Mass Assignment and Broken User Authentication, offering insights on identifying and mitigating these API vulnerabilities. Gain strategies to secure your digital assets and enhance your cybersecurity posture.
- 6 Unveiling Shadows: Navigating the Risks of Unauthenticated API Access and Excessive Information Exposure This article explores Unauthenticated API Access and Excessive Information Exposure, highlighting tools like Burp Suite, Autorize, and Aquatone for identifying and mitigating these vulnerabilities in API security.
- 7 API Safeguards: Mastering Rate Limiting and GraphQL Security Exploring API security, this chapter covers rate limiting in REST APIs and dives into GraphQL vulnerabilities. It includes setting up a "Damn Vulnerable GraphQL Application" lab, testing with Altair, and emphasizes the importance of robust security measures in API design and testing.