API6:2023: Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows
Business flows (purchase, ticket-buying, comment-posting) that can be abused at scale by automation despite individual requests being authorized.
How it's found
Found by reviewing business-critical flows (purchase, signup, invite) for missing anti-automation controls such as rate limiting or challenge steps.
Standards mapping
How TurboPentest tests for this
TurboPentest tests improper control of interaction frequency (for example missing rate limiting on sensitive flows) during the dynamic pentest, following the OWASP testing guides. Human pentesters add context for abuse cases that depend on business meaning.
Tools: Paladin AI, Web Scanner
Frequently asked questions
What is API6:2023 Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows?
Business flows (purchase, ticket-buying, comment-posting) that can be abused at scale by automation despite individual requests being authorized.
How do you find Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows?
Found by reviewing business-critical flows (purchase, signup, invite) for missing anti-automation controls such as rate limiting or challenge steps.
Which CWEs map to API6:2023?
API6:2023 maps to CWE-799, CWE-840.
Does TurboPentest test for Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows?
TurboPentest tests improper control of interaction frequency (for example missing rate limiting on sensitive flows) during the dynamic pentest, following the OWASP testing guides. Human pentesters add context for abuse cases that depend on business meaning.
Related OWASP categories
- OWASP API Security Top 10API1:2023: Broken Object Level Authorization
- OWASP API Security Top 10API2:2023: Broken Authentication
- OWASP API Security Top 10API3:2023: Broken Object Property Level Authorization
- OWASP API Security Top 10API4:2023: Unrestricted Resource Consumption
- OWASP API Security Top 10API5:2023: Broken Function Level Authorization
- OWASP API Security Top 10API7:2023: Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
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