API9:2023 — Improper Inventory Management

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OWASP API 2023Rank #9

What is Improper API Inventory Management?

Organizations losing track of their API inventory: deprecated API versions still active, unpatched endpoints, debug endpoints exposed in production, and shadow APIs unknown to the security team.

Impact

Shadow APIs and deprecated endpoints are prime attack targets. Organizations average 3x more APIs than they track. Unpatched legacy API versions enable exploitation of known vulnerabilities.

How Precogs AI Addresses API9

Precogs AI identifies shadow APIs, deprecated endpoints, and debug routes in compiled applications through comprehensive endpoint discovery during Binary DAST.

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