In this section, we will cover what major categories of vulnerabilities and exploits exist and how they are related to each other. We will explain how an attacker can take advantage of a bug (or multiple bugs) to take control of the application (or maybe the whole system) by performing unauthorized actions in its context.
Getting familiar with vulnerabilities and exploits
Types of vulnerabilities
A vulnerability is a bug or weakness inside an application that can be exploited or abused by an attacker to perform unauthorized actions. There are various types of vulnerabilities, all of which are caused mainly by insecure coding practices or mistakes. Particular attention should be taken when processing any input controlled by the...
