⚡ Security Misconfiguration 🌻
One of the top causes of website and application vulnerabilities.
It occurs when systems are not properly configured, leaving them open to attack.
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💻 Security Misconfiguration Occurance:
• Inadequate security hardening & improper configs in app stack/cloud services
• Enabled unnecessary features/ports/services/accounts/privileges
• Default accounts with unchanged passwords
• Error handling revealing sensitive info
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• Unsecured upgrades & disabled security features
• Insecure values in app servers, frameworks, libraries, & databases
• Insufficient security headers or directives
• Outdated & vulnerable software
• Regular security assessments can help prevent misconfigurations.
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🤒The consequences of misconfiguration can be serious, including data theft, system takeover, and disruption of service.
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🔎 To prevent misconfiguration, it's important to follow best practices and guidelines:
• Establish a repeatable hardening process for fast secure environment deployment
• Configure dev, QA, & prod environments identically with unique credentials
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• Automate the process for minimal effort
• Minimize the platform with no unused features, components, or docs
• Review & update configs for all security notes & patches as part of patch management
• Review cloud storage permissions
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• Implement segmented app architecture with effective separation between components/tenants
• Send security directives (e.g. Security Headers) to clients
• Automate the process to verify configs & settings in all environments.
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💡 Regular security assessments and vulnerability scans can also help identify misconfigurations and other vulnerabilities in your systems.
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🔐 In conclusion, security misconfiguration is a common and serious issue that can be easily prevented with proper planning and attention to detail. Stay secure and protect your systems from attack!
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References 📃👇:
• https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/02-Configuration_and_Deployment_Management_Testing/README
• https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/stable/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/08-Testing_for_Error_Handling/01-Testing_For_Improper_Error_Handling
•https://github.com/OWASP/ASVS/blob/master/4.0/en/0x22-V14-Config.md
• https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-123/final
• https://cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarks/
• https://blog.websecurify.com/2017/10/aws-s3-bucket-discovery.html
One of the top causes of website and application vulnerabilities.
It occurs when systems are not properly configured, leaving them open to attack.
Thread ( 1/10 ) : 🧵👇
(2/10)
💻 Security Misconfiguration Occurance:
• Inadequate security hardening & improper configs in app stack/cloud services
• Enabled unnecessary features/ports/services/accounts/privileges
• Default accounts with unchanged passwords
• Error handling revealing sensitive info
3/10
• Unsecured upgrades & disabled security features
• Insecure values in app servers, frameworks, libraries, & databases
• Insufficient security headers or directives
• Outdated & vulnerable software
• Regular security assessments can help prevent misconfigurations.
4/10
🤒The consequences of misconfiguration can be serious, including data theft, system takeover, and disruption of service.
5/10
🔎 To prevent misconfiguration, it's important to follow best practices and guidelines:
• Establish a repeatable hardening process for fast secure environment deployment
• Configure dev, QA, & prod environments identically with unique credentials
6/10
• Automate the process for minimal effort
• Minimize the platform with no unused features, components, or docs
• Review & update configs for all security notes & patches as part of patch management
• Review cloud storage permissions
7/10
• Implement segmented app architecture with effective separation between components/tenants
• Send security directives (e.g. Security Headers) to clients
• Automate the process to verify configs & settings in all environments.
8/10
💡 Regular security assessments and vulnerability scans can also help identify misconfigurations and other vulnerabilities in your systems.
9/10
🔐 In conclusion, security misconfiguration is a common and serious issue that can be easily prevented with proper planning and attention to detail. Stay secure and protect your systems from attack!
10/10
References 📃👇:
• https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/latest/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/02-Configuration_and_Deployment_Management_Testing/README
• https://owasp.org/www-project-web-security-testing-guide/stable/4-Web_Application_Security_Testing/08-Testing_for_Error_Handling/01-Testing_For_Improper_Error_Handling
•https://github.com/OWASP/ASVS/blob/master/4.0/en/0x22-V14-Config.md
• https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-123/final
• https://cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarks/
• https://blog.websecurify.com/2017/10/aws-s3-bucket-discovery.html
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AndroidHunting101
#bugbountytips #Hacking #android
It covers the following topics -
- Intent and Intent Filters
- Content Providers
- WebView and DeepLinks
- Android Debug Bridge
Click the link to watch - https://youtu.be/EJH8DadDTQk
#bugbountytips #Hacking #android
It covers the following topics -
- Intent and Intent Filters
- Content Providers
- WebView and DeepLinks
- Android Debug Bridge
Click the link to watch - https://youtu.be/EJH8DadDTQk
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