API6:2023 — Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows

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OWASP API 2023Rank #6

What is Unrestricted Access to Sensitive Business Flows?

APIs that expose sensitive business flows (purchasing, commenting, voting, booking) without protecting against excessive automated access. Bot-driven abuse of legitimate business functions.

Impact

Scalper bots buying all inventory, automated review/vote manipulation, credential stuffing on login APIs, and automated mass registration.

How Precogs AI Addresses API6

Precogs AI identifies business-critical API endpoints lacking rate limiting, CAPTCHA, or bot detection mechanisms during code review and runtime testing.

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