API8:2023 - Security Misconfiguration | Security Lab

Imagine buying a state-of-the-art vault, but leaving the manufacturer's default combination of 1234 intact, or leaving the blueprint taped to the front door. In the API world, security misconfiguration happens at every layer of the stack: overly broad Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) policies, exposing unauthenticated Swagger/OpenAPI docs in production, or leaving cloud-native management endpoints (like Spring Actuator) completely open to the internet.

Real attacks exploit the environment. Attackers scan for /actuator/env to steal your production database credentials, read your exposed Swagger docs to find hidden administrative routes, or use CORS misconfigurations to force a victim's browser to execute authenticated API requests on the attacker's behalf.

API8:2023 - Security Misconfiguration

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