owasp-top-10
Safeguard articles tagged "owasp-top-10" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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Preventing XML external entity (XXE) injection
XXE injection lets attackers read local files, trigger SSRF, or crash servers via XML parsers. Here is how it works and how to shut it down for good.
A guide to input validation with Spring Boot
Spring Boot doesn't validate input by default. Here's how Bean Validation actually works, where teams get it wrong, and how missing validation leads to injection and mass assignment.
Improving GraphQL security with static analysis
GraphQL's flexible query model breaks REST-era security assumptions. Here's how static analysis catches introspection leaks, DoS, and BOLA before deploy.
Preventing broken access control in Express.js applications
Express.js ships with no built-in authorization layer, making broken access control easy to introduce and hard to catch with pattern-based scanners.
Web Application Security Risks & Best Practices
Web app flaws like MOVEit and Log4Shell keep causing breaches. Here's what's actually exploitable in 2026, and how to fix it before attackers do.
What is Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
XSS lets attackers inject malicious JavaScript into trusted pages. Learn how stored, reflected, and DOM-based XSS work, real breaches, and defenses.
What is SQL Injection (SQLi)
SQL injection (CWE-89) lets attackers rewrite database queries via untrusted input — here's how SQLi works, its types, severity, and how to prevent it.
How Does SQL Injection Work
A technical walkthrough of how SQL injection works, the main attack variants, real breaches it caused, and how to detect and prevent it.
What is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CSRF forges an authenticated request using a victim's own session cookie. Learn how it works, real Gmail/YouTube cases, and how to detect and fix it.
What is Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
SSRF turns a server's own trusted network position against it. Learn how the Capital One breach happened, real CVEs, and how to detect and prevent it.
What is Path Traversal
Path traversal (CWE-22) lets attackers escape a web root using ../ sequences to read or write arbitrary files. Here's how it works, real breaches, and fixes.
What is XML External Entity (XXE) Injection
XXE injection lets attackers abuse XML parsers to read files, trigger SSRF, or crash services. Here's how it works, real CVEs, and how to stop it.