Building a cutting edge API security methodology: A five-section series — Overview
The remote code execution (RCE) flaw was not an API (API) vulnerability however, it was an autobinding security flaw of the kind that could be easily applied to APIs. It was able to trick to trick the Tomcat logger into creating an entirely brand new JSP file that could perform whatever attackers wanted it to: All they needed to do was open it. Spring4Shell is significant since the flaw was not their blame. Spring -- an open-source application framework, which provides the infrastructure needed to develop Java application -- was protected by a solid security plan in place. Also, the programmers who wrote the code. It was merely an interaction between components that led to the issue to become that serious. Spring4Shell is a good example of how to secure APIs is quite different than securing apps. Although APIs are equally vulnerable to hacking as traditional web applications However, many people are shocked to discover that securing APIs isn't a...