API8:2023: Security Misconfiguration
Insecure defaults, incomplete configuration, open cloud storage, missing security headers, verbose errors, unpatched systems.
How it's found
Found by fingerprinting CORS policy, security headers, and default credentials across the API surface.
Standards mapping
How TurboPentest tests for this (white-box)
This weakness (Configuration) is caught by white-box static analysis when you connect a GitHub repo: IntegSec's Opengrep SAST rule pack carries 8 rules for it, flagging the issue directly in your source code as part of the pentest.
Frequently asked questions
What is API8:2023 Security Misconfiguration?
Insecure defaults, incomplete configuration, open cloud storage, missing security headers, verbose errors, unpatched systems.
How do you find Security Misconfiguration?
Found by fingerprinting CORS policy, security headers, and default credentials across the API surface.
Which CWEs map to API8:2023?
API8:2023 maps to CWE-16, CWE-611, CWE-942.
Does TurboPentest test for Security Misconfiguration?
This weakness (Configuration) is caught by white-box static analysis when you connect a GitHub repo: IntegSec's Opengrep SAST rule pack carries 8 rules for it, flagging the issue directly in your source code as part of the pentest.
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 10API6:2023: Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows
Written and reviewed by
Michel Chamberland - Founder & CEO, IntegSec
CISSP, OSCP, OSCE, CEH, GIAC, CCSK · 20+ years in offensive security
Michel has spent 20+ years on offensive security teams including IBM X-Force Red and Trustwave SpiderLabs, leading penetration tests, red team engagements, and breach response for Fortune 500 customers. He is the founder of IntegSec and the architect of TurboPentest.
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