OWASP Top 10 for Developers: Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities

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  • Metasploit

    Metasploit Framework

    This is one of the most prevalent issues among the OWASP Top 10. The growing reliance on third-party components creates a risk if dependencies aren't kept up to date. There are numerous tools, such as the Metasploit Framework, available to attackers, that allow them to easily identify and exploit known vulnerabilities in applications and operating systems. In many cases, a patch has been released for these vulnerable applications, but the victim organization has been slow to update their dependencies. Additionally, developers may not thoroughly understand the nested dependencies of all of the libraries that are being used in an application.

  • Retire.js

    scanner detecting the use of JavaScript libraries with known vulnerabilities. Can also generate an SBOM of the libraries it finds.

    In order to prevent this issue, your organization needs to implement regular checks of your dependencies against the CVE database for known vulnerabilities, as well as establishing a process for keeping all dependencies up-to-date. Fortunately, much of this can be automated using vulnerability scanning tools, such as the OWASP Dependency Check, RetireJS, or Brakeman. Additional tools, such as WhiteSource's Renovate, provide a complete dependency management solution by automatically updating any found vulnerabilities. In addition to keeping dependencies updated, it's important to remove any dependencies that are no longer being used.

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  • Brakeman

    A static analysis security vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications

    In order to prevent this issue, your organization needs to implement regular checks of your dependencies against the CVE database for known vulnerabilities, as well as establishing a process for keeping all dependencies up-to-date. Fortunately, much of this can be automated using vulnerability scanning tools, such as the OWASP Dependency Check, RetireJS, or Brakeman. Additional tools, such as WhiteSource's Renovate, provide a complete dependency management solution by automatically updating any found vulnerabilities. In addition to keeping dependencies updated, it's important to remove any dependencies that are no longer being used.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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