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The practice of protecting web applications from attacks by addressing vulnerabilities in code, configuration, and architecture.

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Web application security focuses specifically on protecting websites and web-based applications from cyber threats. Web apps face unique security challenges because they are publicly accessible, handle sensitive user data, and rely on complex client-server interactions. The OWASP Top 10 provides the most widely referenced framework for understanding critical web application security risks.

Common web application vulnerabilities include injection flaws (SQL injection, XSS, command injection), broken authentication and session management, insecure direct object references, security misconfigurations, and server-side request forgery. Modern single-page applications (SPAs) and API-driven architectures introduce additional attack vectors around client-side rendering, API authorization, and cross-origin resource sharing.

How APVISO tests for this: APVISO specializes in web application security testing. Its AI agents understand modern web architectures — SPAs, REST APIs, GraphQL endpoints, WebSocket connections — and test for the full spectrum of web vulnerabilities including OWASP Top 10, business logic flaws, and authentication bypasses.

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[OWASP Top 10](/glossary/owasp-top-10)[DAST (Dynamic Application Security Testing)](/glossary/dast)[WAF (Web Application Firewall)](/glossary/waf)[Application Security (AppSec)](/glossary/application-security)

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