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OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023)

The top ten most critical API security risks, including broken object level authorization and unrestricted resource consumption.

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OWASP

Overview

The top ten most critical API security risks, including broken object level authorization and unrestricted resource consumption.

Why it matters for migrations & upgrades

Vibgrate maps a repository's detected purpose onto the standards that apply to it. OWASP API Security Top 10 (2023) is relevant to project types: api.

Source

  • Official source: https://owasp.org/API-Security/editions/2023/en/0x11-t10/
  • Version: 2023
  • Machine-readable: yes (markdown format)
  • The full text of this standard is redistributable under cc-by-sa; a hosted machine-readable copy can be added at content-pipeline/hosted/owasp-api-top-10-2023.md.

Requirements

Structured clauses from the published standard.

  • API1:2023Broken Object Level Authorizationshall

    Validate that the caller is authorized to access the specific object id referenced by the request.

  • API2:2023Broken Authenticationshall

    Correctly implement authentication; protect tokens and credential flows.

  • API3:2023Broken Object Property Level Authorizationshall

    Authorize access at the property level; avoid excessive data exposure and mass assignment.

  • API4:2023Unrestricted Resource Consumptionshall

    Enforce rate limiting, quotas, and resource limits.

  • API5:2023Broken Function Level Authorizationshall

    Enforce role/function authorization on every endpoint and method.

  • API6:2023Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flowsshall

    Protect sensitive business flows against automated abuse.

  • API7:2023Server Side Request Forgeryshall

    Validate and restrict server-initiated requests to user-supplied URIs.

  • API8:2023Security Misconfigurationshall

    Harden configuration across the API stack; disable unnecessary features.

  • API9:2023Improper Inventory Managementshall

    Maintain an accurate inventory of API hosts and versions; retire old/debug endpoints.

  • API10:2023Unsafe Consumption of APIsshall

    Validate and sanitize data received from integrated/third-party APIs.

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Security

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