WebSocket security: 9 common vulnerabilities & prevention methods

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  • STEWS

    A Security Tool for Enumerating WebSockets

  • Comprehensive WebSocket security testing requires a deep understanding of the WebSocket protocol and practical experience in both manual and automated security testing techniques. Open tools like STEWS can detect known WebSocket vulnerabilities while commercial security tools like Burp Suite exist to intercept and manipulate WebSocket frames with ease, however they won't catch everything. Perform manual testing and fuzzing to identify unexpected behavior or vulnerabilities that automated tools might miss.

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    Snyk CLI scans and monitors your projects for security vulnerabilities. (by snyk)

  • Optionally use an integration such as Snyk to continuously perform security scanning on your open source dependencies and detect potential vulnerabilities.

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