What Are Application Security Vulnerabilities?

Application security vulnerabilities are weaknesses or flaws in an application that can be exploited by attackers to compromise the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of the application or the data it processes.

‍This is part of a series of articles about application security.

Vulnerabilities can exist in applications due to coding errors, inadequate security policies, or misconfigured software components. Identifying and mitigating them is critical to protect applications from malicious attacks. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to data breaches, financial loss, and reputational damage.

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