Steve,

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:16 PM, steve jacobs <[email protected]> wrote:
> Out of interest, I'd be interested to know what vulnerabilities show up in
> most apps you review? I guess gaping SQLi flaws are rare in companies with
> decent programmers, but are there some vulnerabilties that show up time and
> time against when you do these security audits? I'm seriously intreged in
> the w3af framework. What would you say are the top offenders (vulnerability
> wise) that always show up in almost any app?

Well... in my experience, SQL injection is there in at least 65% of
the web applications I've tested. I usually test web applications from
banks, financial institutions, online carts, etc. for companies in
South America and USA. Also, XSS and local file read are two common
vulnerabilities that you'll find in most assessments.

Cheers,

>
> Thanks,
> Steve J.
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