Application Security Glossary

How CSRF affects companies Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is a vulnerability which can be exploited on vulnerable web applications. The exploit is successful when a web application accepts a malicious request that it would normally reject. In this case, the … Read More

Cross-Site scripting defined Cross-Site scripting, also known as XSS, is the most common application vulnerability exploit found in web applications today. This code is executed via the unsuspecting user’s web browser by manipulating scripts such as JavaScript and HTML. A … Read More

What is CVE? CVE, which stands for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, is an encyclopedia of  unique, publicly known security vulnerabilities and exposures maintained by the MITRE Corporation. The database, which was launched in 1999, is free and available for public … Read More

CVS (Concurrent Versions System) is a system for managing the source code within a development team. It allows for collaborative development by supporting a means of tracking each change made to the source code over any period of time. CVS … Read More

The Common Weakness Enumeration Specification, shortened as CWE, is an formal list of common, real-world software vulnerabilities to offer one common language to all the different entities developing and securing software. CWE’s ultimate goal is to help the security testing industry … Read More

Cybersecurity can be defined as the body of processes, practices, safeguards, and technologies an organization uses in the protection and defense of information systems. Along with information systems protection, cybersecurity is also concerned with protecting the software and hardware against attack. … Read More