OWASP Top 10 Through the Years
From 2007 to 2025 — explore how web application security risks have evolved over nearly two decades. See which vulnerabilities persisted, which were added, and how the threat landscape shifted with new technologies.
The Evolution of #1 Risk
Broken Access Control
API-first architectures, multi-tenant isolation, GraphQL authorization failures.
Cryptographic Failures
Post-quantum preparedness, AI model encryption, secrets management in CI/CD.
Injection
SQL/NoSQL + Prompt Injection targeting LLM-powered features.
Insecure Design
Business logic abuse, AI model design flaws, missing threat modeling.
Security Misconfiguration
Kubernetes, serverless, cloud storage misconfigs dominate.
Vulnerable & Outdated Components
Supply chain attacks, typosquatting, XZ Utils-style backdoors.
Identification & Authentication Failures
Passkey adoption issues, OAuth/OIDC misconfig, AI-enhanced credential stuffing.
Software & Data Integrity Failures
CI/CD pipeline compromise, unsigned artifacts, SRI.
Security Logging & Monitoring Failures
194-day average breach detection, log injection, missing SIEM.
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Cloud metadata attacks, Kubernetes service abuse, webhook SSRF.
Key Changes & Highlights
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The 2025 edition includes comprehensive code examples, real-world breach case studies, and actionable prevention strategies.